Salix eriocephala

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Family:SALICACEAE
Species:Salix eriocephala Michx.
Common Name:Missouri Willow; Diamond Willow; Heartleaf Willow
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SAER
Plant Notes:Missouri Willow is a native perennial in the Willow family (Salicaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Missouri Willow grows in wet prairies, along streams, on seeps, and in wet roadside ditches. It is a multi-trunked large shrub reaching heights of 3-18 feet. It is often much branched near the base. The stems, like those of most willows, are brittle. The branches are yellow-green in color, often with some red-brown pigmentation, especially on plants in full sun. The branches are pubescent. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, lanceolate to oblong in outline, with serrated margins. Mature leaves are green above and glaucous below. Large persistent stipules occur at the base of the leaves. The stipules are oval to reniform in outline with serrated margins. Flowers are produced before the leaves in early spring. Missouri Willow is dioecious (having separate male and female plants). Flowers are produced in short upright catkins. Male catkins are yellowish-white in color and showy. They somewhat resemble the catkins of Pussy Willow. Female catkins are green and non-showy. The fruit is a capsule with many small seed. The wind dispersed seed have a white cottony tuff of hairs. Missouri Willow is rarely offered for sale by native plant nurseries. It is however easy to root from cuttings at almost any time of the year. Missouri Willow can be grown around ponds or along streams. It prefers full sun and wet clayey soil.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (DEP), FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilySALICACEAE - Willow family
Genus Salix
Species Salix eriocephala Michx. - Missouri Willow; Diamond Willow; Heartleaf Willow

Citation

Citation Salix eriocephala Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 225. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: ILLINOIS: "in regione Illinoensi", 1795, Michaux s.n. (lectotype: P; isotypes: P). Lectotypified by Argus, Brittonia 32: 170-177. 1980.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Salix acutidens Salix acutidens Rydberg, in Britton, Man. Fl. N. States 315. 1901. PENNSYLVANIA: Lancaster Co.: Dillerville Swamp, 10 Jul 1901, Heller 4917 (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Argus, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 9: 128. 1986.
Salix angustata Salix angustata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 613. 1814.  
Salix cordata var. abrasa Salix cordata Muhlenberg, var. abrasa Fernald, Rhodora 48: 34. 1946. CANADA: QUEBEC: Gaspe Co.: R. Ste. Annes des Monts, 14-17 Jul 1906, Fernald & Collins 484 (holotype: GH; isotype: CAN).
Salix cordata var. angustata Salix cordata Muhlenberg, var. angustata (Pursh) Andersson, in de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 252. 1868.Salix angustata Pursh 1814. 
Salix cordata var. missouriensis Salix cordata Muhlenberg, var. missouriensis (Bebb) Mackenzie & Bush, Man. Fl. Jackson County 69. 1902.Salix missouriensis Bebb 1895; Salix cordata Muhlenberg, forma vestita Andersson 1867. 
Salix cordata var. rigida Salix cordata Muhlenberg, var. rigida (Muhlenberg) J. Carey, in A. Gray, Manual 427. 1848.Salix rigida Muhlenberg 1803. 
Salix discolor var. eriocephala Salix discolor Muhlenberg, var. eriocephala (Michaux) Andersson, Monogr. Salicum 85. 1867.Salix eriocephala Michaux 1803. 
Salix missouriensis Salix missouriensis Bebb, Garden & Forest 8: 373. 1895.Salix cordata Muhlenberg, forma vestita Andersson 1867. 
Salix myricoides var. angustata Salix myricoides Muhlenberg, var. angustata (Pursh) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 283. 1892.Salix angustata Pursh 1814. 
Salix myricoides var. cordata Salix myricoides Muhlenberg, var. cordata Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 134. 1891.Salix cordata Muhlenberg 1803, non Michaux 1803. 
Salix myricoides var. rigida Salix myricoides Muhlenberg, var. rigida (Muhlenberg)Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 282. 1892.Salix rigida Muhlenberg 1803. 
Salix torreyana Salix torreyana Barratt, Salices Amer., Sp. 29. 1840. CONNECTICUT: Middlesex Co.: Middletown, s.d., Barratt s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Dorn, Brittonia 47: 162. 1995.
Salix cordata Salix cordata Muhlenberg, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 4: 236. 1803, non Michaux 1803. PENNSYLVANIA: Lancaster Co.: Lancaster, s.d., Muhlenberg 569 (holotype: PH).
Salix rigida Salix rigida Muhlenberg, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 4: 237. 1803. PENNSYLVANIA: Lancaster Co.: Lancaster, s.d., Muhlenberg 570 (holotype: PH).
Salix rigida var. angustata Salix rigida Muhlenberg, var. angustata (Pursh) Fernald, Rhodora 48: 38. 1946.Salix angustata Pursh 1814. 
Salix rigida var. vestita Salix rigida Muhlenberg, var. vestita (Andersson) C. R. Ball, in Gleason, Ill. Fl. N.E. U.S. 2: 10. 1952, nom. illegit.Salix cordata Muhlenberg, var. missouriensis (Bebb) Mackenzie & Bush 1902; Salix missouriensis Bebb 1895; Salix cordata Muhlenberg, forma vestita Andersson 1867. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Houston, Lauderdale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1959 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_50003 Coffee 26 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5706		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000047797 Autauga 20 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1553		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
JSU132960 Chilton 4 Mar 2000 Haynes, Robert R.
10057		 JSU
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_45111 Pike 6 Mar 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3023		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012044 Etowah 3 Apr 1969 Patrick, Thomas S.
1353		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_51268 Calhoun 5 Mar 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6681		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008850 Pike 20 May 1989 Lowe, Peggy
47		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UWAL0044704 Lauderdale 28 May 2019 England, J. Kevin
10253		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_8157 Lee 29 Jul 1959 Johnson, A.S.
 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008844 Covington 19 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13372		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UNA00050178 Coffee 29 Apr 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11075		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
TROY000048633 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1425		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UWAL0047669 Lowndes 25 Sep 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3354		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008847 Dale 14 Apr 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
997		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
TROY000023522 Autauga 01 Mar 2002 Haynes, Robert R.
10219		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_51561 Dale 6 Feb 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
7918		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0046411 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1425		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_51288 Coosa 5 Mar 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6679		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000030822 Lee 01 Sep 1957 Jones, G.S.
s.n.		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_8168 Lee 29 Jul 1959 Ellis, Don M.
 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_53105 Russell 24 Feb 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7221		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000032814 Covington 09 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21766		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UNA00058373 Lowndes 17 Mar 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12967		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008848 Lowndes 17 Mar 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12967		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_44953 Montgomery 28 Feb 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2058		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
JSU132963 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9321		 JSU
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_45109 Crenshaw 6 Mar 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3024		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
ALNHS00006117 Blount 15 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3822		 ALNHS
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0033251 Crenshaw 12 Mar 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26017		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UNA00012039 Talladega 15 Apr 1984 Argus, George W.
11512		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_7396 Lee Sep 1957 Jones, G.S.
 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000042283 Montgomery 19 Mar 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26027		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_45556 Macon 17 Apr 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3110		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00047426 Barbour 20 Jun 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10733		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_44952 Butler 28 Feb 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2060		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_49923 Geneva 15 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5684		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012041 Elmore 20 Mar 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8810		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012039 Talladega 15 Apr 1984 Argus, George W.
11512		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_60457 Crenshaw 7 Apr 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9507		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
ALNHS00005941 Bibb 18 Jul 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4131		 ALNHS
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00058390 Conecuh 23 Feb 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12923		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00058237 Macon 01 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13008		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0014842 Bullock 21 Feb 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1517		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_65095 Chilton 18 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15374		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00048864 Houston 16 Mar 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10050		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012040 Choctaw _ _ 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0038766 Blount 15 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
3822		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michx.
TROY000037098 Bullock 21 Feb 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1517		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
TROY000023523 Chilton 18 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15374		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_47007 Pike 31 Mar 1973 Botts, Daniel A.
27		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0002793 Covington 09 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21766		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_51747 Dallas 3 Mar 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7240		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008841 Butler 24 Mar 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17337		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_52811 Covington 20 Mar 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7298		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0056420 Etowah 30 May 2021 England, Kevin J.
12136		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UWAL0045564 Bullock 29 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4192		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
ALNHS00008464 Lowndes 25 Sep 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3354		 ALNHS
Salix eriocephala Michx.
JSU132964 Talladega 18 Mar 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8890		 JSU
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_50029 Geneva 15 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5685		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012044 Etowah 03 Apr 1969 Patrick, Thomas S.
1353		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012042 Lee 29 Jul 1959 Carothers, John L.
s.n.		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_48570 Pike 7 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4150		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008849 Macon 01 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13008		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UNA00066668 Butler 24 Mar 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17337		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0054080 Morgan 17 Jul 2021 England, J. Kevin
12469		 UWAL
Salix ericephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_48608 Covington 20 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4266		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
JSU132962 St. Clair 14 Jun 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7223		 JSU
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_51233 Escambia 19 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4262		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00045799 Houston 28 Nov 1993 MacDonald, John R.
6933		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_44954 Lowndes 28 Feb 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2059		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012042 Lee 29 Jul 1959 Carothers, John L.
s.n.		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_44950 Monroe 1 Mar 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2062		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_45108 Bullock 6 May 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3015		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
ALNHS00008463 Blount 15 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3822		 ALNHS
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0047204 Autauga 20 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1553		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
UNA00068997 Cherokee 26 Sep 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
273		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0004005 Butler 24 Mar 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17337		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008842 Coffee 22 Feb 2000 Martin, Brian H.
432		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_50336 Geneva 17 Feb 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8528		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00047696 Geneva 24 Jun 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10806		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UNA00012043 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1800		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
UWAL0017586 Montgomery 19 Mar 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26027		 UWAL
Salix eriocephala Michaux
TROY000008846 Dale 21 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13383		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
JSU132961 Etowah 8 Apr 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10471		 JSU
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_48569 Pike 7 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4151		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000008843 Conecuh 23 Feb 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12923		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_51746 Chilton 3 Mar 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7239		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
TROY000043345 Crenshaw 12 Mar 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26017		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
TROY000008845 Covington 03 Mar 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12941		 TROY
Salix eriocephala Michaux
AUA_ACC_48609 Covington 20 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4267		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
UNA00053315 Chilton 04 Mar 2000 Haynes, Robert R.
10057		 UNA
Salix eriocephala Michx.
AUA_ACC_44951 Conecuh 2 Mar 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
216		 AUA
Salix Eriocephala Michx.
ALNHS00005171 Lowndes 25 SEP 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3354		 ALNHS
Salix eriocephala Michx.
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