Characteristics
Salix sericea Marshall
silky willow
Swamps, rich fens, wet thickets, wet successional fields, roadsides, ditches, marshes, and edges of lakes and streams.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Malpighiales
Salix sericea Marshall - silky willow
Citation
Salix sericea Marshall
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 7 May 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 7 May 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 7 May 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 7 May 2011 - 1
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