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Salix lucida

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Shining Willow

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145798
Element CodePDSAL021R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSalicales
FamilySalicaceae
GenusSalix
Other Common Names
Saule brillant (FR) shining willow (EN) Whiplash Willow (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 7, 2010) includes Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (= S. lasiandra var. lasiandra) and S. lucida ssp. caudata (= S. lasiandra var. caudata) in S. lasiandra, therefore according to FNA S. lucida ssp. lucida is equivalent to S. lucida.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-28
Change Date1984-09-06
Edition Date2003-02-28
Edition AuthorsFellows, M.
Rank Reasons
Widespread throughout North America, in swamps, shores and wet meadows.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found on floodplains of gravel or sand, vernal pools, lake margins, sedge meadows, alvars, open fens, marl and/or treed bogs, at elevations ranging from 0 to 600 meters (Argus, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOLFORESTED WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MarylandSHYes
IowaS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VirginiaSNANo
IdahoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
South DakotaS1Yes
UtahSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
IllinoisS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
DelawareSUYes
KansasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
OntarioSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
References (4)
  1. Argus, G.W. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Salix lucida.</i> Accessed: September 26, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Salix_lucida
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. McGregor, R.L., coordinator, and T.M. Barkley, R.E. Brooks, and E.K. Schofield, eds.: Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Univ. Press Kansas, Lawrence. 1392 pp.