Salix discolor
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440368e9133b881229625 |
| Scientific name | Salix discolor |
| Authority | Muhl. |
| First published in | Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 234 (1803) |
Description Top
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Salix discolor, commonly known as the American pussy willow or glaucous willow, is a species of willow native to North America. It is found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern portions of the contiguous United States. It is a weak-wooded deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall, with brown shoots and oval, green leaves above and downy grey-white beneath. The flowers are soft silky silvery catkins, borne in early spring before the new leaves appear, with the male and female catkins on different plants. The fruit is a small capsule containing numerous minute seeds embedded in cottony down. Native Americans used it as a painkiller due to its salicin content, and it is often grown for cut flowers. It is also a popular larval host for many species of butterflies and moths.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Salix fuscata | Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 612 (1814) |
| Salix ancorifera | Fernald | Rhodora 35: 245 (1933) |
| Salix prinoides | Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 618 (1814) |
| Usionis fuscata | (Pursh) Raf. | Alsogr. Amer. : 14 (1838) |
| Vimen prinoides | (Pursh) Raf. | Alsogr. Amer. : 14 (1838) |
| Salix discolor var. prinoides | (Pursh) Andersson | Prodr. 16(2): 225 (1868) |
| Salix discolor var. overi | C.R.Ball | Rhodora 26: 137. 1924 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | pussy willow |
| English | glaucous willow |
| English | american pussy willow |
| French | saule discolore |
| Portuguese | os gatos e o salgueiro |
| Chinese | 猫柳 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000928583 |
| UNII | X0N85C4E1S |
| Canadensys | 9097 |
| USDA Plants | SADI |
| Tropicos | 28300033 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284528-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-5000832 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 286783 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 164187 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 75709 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000463098 |
| Nature Serve | 2.144049 |
| IUCN Red List | 126589188 |
| IPNI | 284528-2 |
| iNaturalist | 54844 |
| GBIF | 5372785 |
| Freebase | /m/03y1z4 |
| WisFlora | 4948 |
| FEIS | plants/shrub/saldis |
| EPPO | SAXDI |
| EOL | 584279 |
| USDA GRIN | 102704 |
| Wikipedia | Salix_discolor |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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