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Salix pedicellaris
Salix pedicellaris Pursh
Bog Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Salix fuscescens var. hebecarpa, Salix hebecarpa, Salix myrtilloides var. hypoglauca, Salix myrtilloides var. pedicellaris, Salix pedicellaris var. hypoglauca, Salix pedicellaris var. tenuescens
USDA Symbol: SAPE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , ND , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , VT , WA , WICanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Prairie/Meadow/Field,Swamp/Marsh
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salix pedicellaris in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix pedicellaris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix pedicellaris
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-18Research By: TWC Staff