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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Prairie Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-003:
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Salix humilis
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Willow, Upland Willow
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Jean Askew jas_1466_b
April Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Catkins flowering before leaves emerge; perianth reduced to a nectary, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_salix_humilis_2269
April Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Staminate flowers: filaments distinct; anthers purple turning yellow, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_141
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
A shrub that forms thickets, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_143
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_144
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_145
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves pale and veiny below, margin slightly revolute, petioles hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm170507_778
May Jackson County NC
Floral bracts of pistillate catkins moderately densely hairy, hairs white, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm170507_787
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4987
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Fruiting catkins subsessile, 1.5-3cm long; capsule grayish, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4989
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4995
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0508b_32b
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow s050806_cd
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-003:
Salix humilis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Salix humilis
1300
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in upland areas, often in open or semi-open sites, in barrens, fens, and grassy balds over mafic rocks (such as amphibolite) up to at least 1800m elevation, also in powerline rights-of-way, woodland borders, and other miscellaneous habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p054
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p36
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p314