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Apr-2013
Apr-2013
Plants of New Hampshire: cf. Gray Willow
Salix cf. cinerea L. with female flowers in late April in New Hampshire
Salix cf. cinerea L. with male flowers in late April in New Hampshire
I found male and female plants of this willow today. I think that it is Salix cinerea L. Go Botany says that this species does not occur in New Hampshire; however, I took these photos within five miles of the Massachusetts border. I will have to check my ID later this week by consulting the Keene State College Herbarium and Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The male and female shrubs were leafless and the stems, as you can see, are brown or reddish brown. It is in the plant family Salicaceae.
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