Salix petiolaris Sm.

Salicaceae Salix petiolaris Sm.
det. M. Nee, 2017
MINNESOTA, Cook Co., 8 km (by road)NE of Tofte, Onion
River Road, Superior National Forest.
47°38’14”N, 90°47’03”W. alt. 385 m.
Swampy woods with Abies balsamea, Picea mariana,
Alnus, Populus balsamifera, P. tremuloides, Salix bebbiana.
Diffuse clump or colony of few-stemmed clumps, 3 m. tall,
the stems slender, erect, apparently only slightly larger
shrubs here as these suffering from roadside cutting; stem
1.9 cm. in diameter, ca. 6 years old. Voucher for wood
specimen, Kw, Lw, MADw, MEXUw, RSAw. Staminate;
past anthesis {Nee 63546, 63547 here are S. bebbiana, now
in anthesis).
Coll.: M. H. Nee 63548	24 May 2017
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
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