Biology:Salix myricoides

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Salicaceae

Salix myricoides
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. myricoides
Binomial name
Salix myricoides
Muhl.
Synonyms[1]

Salix myricoides, the bayberry willow or blue-leaf willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States, and to eastern Canada.[1][2] It is typically found on beaches and dunes of the Lakes, and occasionally along inland streams and in fens, if calcareous.[2] For example, in Maine it is found only on the ice-scoured shore of the St. John River.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17562554 entry