Salix occidentalis Walter
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- Family
- Salicaceae
- Botanical Name
- Salix occidentalis Walter
- Common Name
- Dwarf Upland Willow, Sage Willow
- Synonym(s)
- Salix tristis Ait.; Salix humilis Marsh. var. tristis (Ait.) Griggs; Salix humilis Ait. var. microphylla (Anderss.) Fern.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Salix occidentalis Walt.
- Comments
- Sometimes treated as a variety of Salix humilis (see synonymy above). Though sympatric, the two are morphologically distinct but confluent at their respective extremes.
- Habitat
- Woodlands, barrens, outcrops, power-line and other clearings, and dry roadsides; rarely in depression ponds; often in prairie-like habitats, hardpan soils, or mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous substrates. Infrequent throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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