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