Salix L.

Filed As

Salicaceae
Salix

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 7054, 04 May 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. City of New York. Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and S of the Native Plant Garden.

Habitat

Freshwater marsh dominated by Salix.

Description

Tree or shrub 5 m tall, the stems numerous, the largest ca 20 cm diam, procumbent; bark spreading fissured, just becoming furrowed, the fissures narrow, rough. This species forming a dense mass tens of meters in diameter here. The stems seem to die off eventually, thus apparently keeping the trees an even height under 5 m. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088214

Occurrence ID: 7e8235bd-6f16-407f-b3c3-4eea648c45af

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122446, D. E. Atha 7054, Salix L. - Accepted : Salicaceae (72.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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