Name:
- Salix, from the Latin salix, "willow".
- serissima, from the Latin
- Common Name, from
- Other common names include: Autumn Willow, Late Willow, Saule très tardif (Qu)
Taxonomy:
- Kingdom Plantae, the Plants
- Division Magnoliophyta, the Angiosperms (flowering plants)
- Class Magnoliopsida, the Dicotyledons
- Subclass Hamamelididae
- Order Dilleniidae
- Family Salicaceae, the Willows, with aspen and poplars
- Genus Salix, the Willows
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 22581
- Also known as Salix arguta var. alpigena, Salix arguta var. pallescens, Salix lucida var. serissima
Identification:
Description:
- A native perennial shrub, 6'-9' tall.
Distribution:
- Boreal North America south to New Jersey, Minnesota, Montana, and
Colorado.
Habitat:
- Cold, often calcareous bogs, limy swamps, boggy meadows, and along lakeshores and streambanks at low to mid elevations.
- Grows under Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) forests with other willows (Salix spp.), rushes (Juncus spp.), and ash (Fraxinus spp.)
Fire:
Associates:
- Trees: Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera), Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- Shrubs:
- Herbs:
- Ground Covers:
- Mammals:
- Birds:
History:
Uses:
Reproduction:
- Reproduces sexually from seed.
Propagation:
- By seed, following cold stratification.
- Division most successful method
Cultivation:
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Last updated on 9 August 1999