Salix candida

SIMILAR SPECIES: This species can be distinguished from other willows by the following combination of characters: leaves narrow with abundant white-tomentose pubescence on lower surface; leaf margins revolute; midrib yellowish; anthers dark purple; styles and stigmas dark red.

TOTAL RANGE: Lab. to AK, s. to NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, IA and CO.

STATE RANGE: There are post-1960 records for this species from Columbiana, Erie, Logan, Portage, Summit and Williams Counties. There are pre-1960 records from Fulton, Lucas, Stark and Wyandot Counties.

STATE STATUS: 1980-1981: Threatened, 1982-1987: Potentially Threatened, 1988-1995: Threatened, 1996-1997: Potentially Threatened, 1998 to present: Threatened.

HABITAT: Calcareous wetlands; fens, sedge meadows, lakeshores, pools behind dunes.

HAZARDS: Overgrowth by taller woody species as a result of succession.

RECOVERY POTENTIAL: Unknown, but probably good; the preservation and management of fens protects critical habitat for this species.

INVENTORY GUIDELINES: Collect specimens with flowers or mature fruit; note growth habit.

COMMENTS: This species hybridizes with other willow species, especially S. eriocephala and S. petiolaris. The species should be sought in fens throughout northeastern and northwestern Ohio and in wetlands in the Oak Openings area of northwestern Ohio.

SELECTED REFERENCES:

Argus, G.W. 1964. Preliminary reports on the flora of Wisconsin. No. 51. Salicaceae, the genus Salix - the willows. Trans. Wis. Acad. Sci., Arts and Letters. 53: 217-272.

Braun, E.L. 1961. The woody plants of Ohio. The Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus OH. 362 pp.

Soper, J.H. and M.L. Heimburger. 1982. Shrubs of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. 495 pp.

Voss, E.G. 1985. Michigan Flora, Part II. Dicots (Saururaceae-Cornaceae). Cranbrook Inst. Sci. Bull. 59, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 724 pp.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Division of Natural Areas and Preserves

Created: 4/1993 Greg Schneider

Database Code: SPKM.780