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Salix lucida ~ shining willow

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Characteristics:
  • FACW+
  • Michigan C Value: 3
  • shiny leaves taper to fine tail (long-acuminate)
  • leaves dark to pale green
  • leaves shiny on both surfaces
  • leaves not strongly whitened on underside
  • leaves broder than other Salix
  • fine teeth, no hairs on mature leaves
  • young leaves have rusty-colored hairs
  • no stipules
  • glands where blade and petioles meet
  • one of the larger shrub willows
  • native
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