Salix pedicellaris Pursh

Bog Willow

Synonyms: Salix myrtilloides var. hypoglauca, Salix myrtilloides var. pedicellaris, Salix pedicellaris var. hypoglauca, Salix pedicellaris var. tenuescens

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Salicaceae

Genus: Salix

Species: Salix pedicellaris

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
MA - State Watch List
NH - state rank: S2 (Imperiled)
RI - State Historical
VT - Rare (state rank: S2 (Imperiled))
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

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

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Salix pedicellaris