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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix occidentalis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Read more about Dwarf Upland Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. tristis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Salix humilis var. tristis
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, 1938)
Salix tristis
COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Upland Willow, Dwarf Prairie Willow, Sage Willow
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_satr2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix occidentalis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix humilis var. tristis
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Salix humilis var. tristis
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, 1938)
Salix tristis
3701
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Habitat: barrens, glades, rocky or hardpan woodlands, prairies, powerline rights-of-way, rarely in depression ponds, especially over mafic (such as amphibolite), ultramafic (such as olivine), or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
2 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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