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Salix humilis, known as prairie willow, is a species of willow native to the United States and Canada, east of the Rockies. [2] It is a shrub, 2–12 feet tall, which often forms thickets. The stems are yellowish to brown. The gray-green to blue-green foliage has insignificant fall color. [3] [4] Male and female flowers are found on separate ...
Salix amygdaloides, the almond leaf willow or peach leaf willow, is a species of willow native to central North America east of the Cascade Range. [2] It can be found in southern Canada and the United States —from western British Columbia to Quebec , Idaho , Montana and Arizona to eastern Kentucky . [ 3 ]
Salix discolor, the American pussy willow [2] or glaucous willow, [3] is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called pussy willow.. It is native to the vast reaches of Alaska as well as the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland), and is also found in the northern portions of the contiguous United States (Washington ...
The preserve supports a wide variety of plant and animal species. The bison provide management of the grasses on the prairie. [7] They prefer grasses and sedges, leaving the flowering plants, which support a range of insects and animals. [8] In addition, the bison, reduce the height of the plants, supporting ground dwelling birds.
Salix caroliniana, commonly known as the coastal plain willow, is a shrub or small tree [2] native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. It is an obligate wetland species and grows as an emergent species in the Everglades .
Salix eriocephala, known as heart-leaved willow or Missouri River willow, is a species of willow native to a large portion of the temperate United States and Canada. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is usually found as a narrow shrub or small tree with multiple trunks growing to a height of 20 ft (6.1 m).
Salix arbusculoides is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common name little tree willow. [2] It is native to northern North America, where its distribution extends across Alaska and most of Canada. [3] This willow is a shrub or tree growing up to 9 meters tall. It has many branches with smooth gray or reddish-brown ...
A former subspecies, Salix brachycarpa subsp. niphoclada, is now synonymous with Salix niphoclada, another Alaskan willow species that is also commonly referred to as barren-ground willow. [4] [10] [11] Of note, barren-ground willow is also the common name of a third but distinct species of willow found in Alaska, Salix nummularia. [12]