. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. SHRUBS ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES WILLOWS (cont.): Species with leaves whitened BENEATH BOG WILLOW Salixpedicellaris Leaves untoothed, hairless, 5 cm. or less in length. Low shrub less than 1 meter high, spreading by underground stems. Stipules absent. Meadows, bogs, low acid ground. Uncommon. DWArtF GRAY WILLOW Salix tristis (or S. humilis var. microphylla) Leaves mostly untoothed, hairy beneath, .5-JL5 cm. wide, cm. long. Stipules absent or very small. Low shrub 1 meter high or less. Dry thickets, sterile ground, roadsides. Uncommon.


. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. SHRUBS ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES WILLOWS (cont.): Species with leaves whitened BENEATH BOG WILLOW Salixpedicellaris Leaves untoothed, hairless, 5 cm. or less in length. Low shrub less than 1 meter high, spreading by underground stems. Stipules absent. Meadows, bogs, low acid ground. Uncommon. DWArtF GRAY WILLOW Salix tristis (or S. humilis var. microphylla) Leaves mostly untoothed, hairy beneath, .5-JL5 cm. wide, cm. long. Stipules absent or very small. Low shrub 1 meter high or less. Dry thickets, sterile ground, roadsides. Uncommon. PRAIRIE WILLOW Salix humilis Leaves obscurely coarse-toothed or untoothed, hairy and moderately veiny beneath, mostly cm. wide and mostly 3-5 times as long as wide. Leaf- stalks rarely longer than 1 cm. Flowers blooming well before appearance of leaves. Male (with stamens) catkins . cm. long. Fruiting catkins cm. long. Dry thickets, sterile ground. Common. BEBB WILLOW Salix bebbiana Leaves usually quite wrinkled-veiny beneat "i, coarse-toothed or untoothed, hairy oi somewhat hairless beneath, cm. wide, mostly times as long as wide. Stipules small or absent. Flowers opening with appearance of new leaves. Moist or dry thickets, meadows, roadsides. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Angelo, Ray, 1948-; Angelo, Ray, 1948-. Cambridge, Mass. : Concord Field Station, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University


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