Characteristics
Salix discolor Muhl.
pussy willow
Swamps, rich fens, wet thickets, wet successional fields, roadsides, ditches, marshes, vernal pools, and edges of lakes and streams.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Malpighiales
Salix discolor Muhl. - pussy willow
Citation
Salix discolor Muhl.
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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 - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Apr 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Apr 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 29 Apr 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Jun 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Wayne County, NY: 07 August 2021 -
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