Salix exigua Nutt.

Sandbar Willow

Synonyms: Salix fluviatilis var. sericans, Salix interior, Salix interior var. exterior, Salix interior var. pedicellata, Salix interior var. wheeleri, Salix longifolia, Salix longifolia var. interior, Salix longifolia var. sericans, Salix longifolia var. wheeleri, Salix wheeleri

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Salicaceae

Genus: Salix

Species: Salix exigua

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
MA - State Threatened
ME - State Endangered
NH - State Endangered
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Salix exigua