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Salix humilis var. tristis

Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs

Prairie Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s): Salix alpina, Salix humilis var. microphylla, Salix longirostris, Salix muehlenbergiana, Salix occidentalis, Salix recurvata, Salix tristis, Salix tristis var. longifolia, Salix tristis var. microphylla, Salix tristis var. momadelphia

USDA Symbol: SAHUT

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , Black
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.

Distribution

USA: AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , WI , WV
Native Habitat: Moist limestone and serpentine barrens, open heath balds, open pine woods, moist prairies, swampy areas in open deciduous woods, stream banks.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 humilis var. tristis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix humilis var. tristis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix humilis var. tristis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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