Salix petiolaris Sm.

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Salicaceae Salix petiolaris Sm.
det. M. Nee, 2017
WISCONSIN, Taylor Co., 17 km (by air) WNW of Medford,
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, forest trail 300, 0.4
km SE of Road 117.
45°10’15”N, 90°33’15”W. alt. 415 m.
T 31 N; R 1 W; SWViNWV* sect. 18.
Grassy, sedge meadow along stream. Alnus incana ssp.
rugosa, Spiraea alba, Salix discolor, S. petiolaris. dense
tussocks of Carex.
Shrub to 2 m. tall, many stems in a diffuse clump, all the
stems slender, to 1.3 cm. in diameter and 3—4 years old,
some stems yellow-green, some purplish brown. Voucher
for wood specimens at Kw, Lw, MADw. Staminate; catkins
visited by a small bumblebee and probably flies; see Nee
63437 for a pistillate plant.
Coll.: M. H. Nee 63436	23 April 2017
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
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