Salix humilis

ClassificationDicots
FamilySalicaceae
Family (Traditional)Salicaceae
GenusSalix
Species:Salix humilis Marshall
Common NamePrairie Willow
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Calloway (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Menifee (KY), Montgomery (KY), Owsley (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Lewis (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100641750 Wolfe Kentucky 13 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2994
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641438 Montgomery Kentucky 15 Apr 1984 Julian Campbell
20
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641453 Montgomery Kentucky 09 May 1984 Julian Campbell
141
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641669 Montgomery Kentucky 14 May 1984 Julian Campbell
163
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641370 Calloway Kentucky 08 May 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73b8.3
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641701 Powell Kentucky 30 Apr 1988 Ross C. Clark
21257
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641610 Jessamine Kentucky 25 May 1984 J. Campbell
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100852910 Wolfe Kentucky 29 Jul 1988 R.C. Clark
21532
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641636 Laurel Kentucky 10 Jul 1981 Ralph L. Thompson, David D. Taylor
671
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641354 Calloway Kentucky 24 Oct 1981 Michael Woods
304
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641529 Carter Kentucky 15 Aug 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
11116
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641743 Rockcastle Kentucky 10 Aug 1996 Timothy J. Weckman
3268
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641651 Menifee Kentucky 14 Apr 1996 Harold Collins
22
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641446 Montgomery Kentucky 14 Apr 1984 Julian Campbell
14
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641644 McCreary Kentucky 22 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6425
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641404 Marshall Kentucky 15 Apr 1973 Raymond Athey
2222
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641727 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Jun 1992 John Richard Abbott
2478
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641503 Coffee Tennessee 12 Oct 1991 Ronald L. Jones
7002
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641602 Henderson Kentucky 01 May 1980 Richard H. Hannan
3595b
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100734365 Lewis Kentucky 29 Jul 1986 M. Evans
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641537 Carter Kentucky 15 Aug 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
11116
EKY
Salix humilis
BEREA021819 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 08 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075600 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075590 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075571 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075619 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075622 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075613 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
31234100641461 Whitley Kentucky 10 May 1993 Steve Walker
559
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641677 Montgomery Kentucky 01 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
351
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641479 Van Buren Tennessee 14 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6080
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641628 Laurel Kentucky 01 Sep 1992 S. Walker
501
EKY
Salix humilis
BEREA021820 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
BEREA021821 Powell Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075631 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0240883 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075576 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075584 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075623 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075606 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075579 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075635 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075610 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
31234100641552 Christian Kentucky 21 Jul 1984 Raymond Athey
4958
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641420 Montgomery Kentucky 15 Apr 1984 Julian Campbell
23
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641396 Marshall Kentucky 20 May 1972 Raymond Athey
1708
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641735 Pulaski Kentucky 07 Oct 1992 John Richard Abbott
4536
EKY
Salix humilis
BEREA021824 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075572 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075591 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075624 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075599 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075603 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075589 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075634 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075617 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0076570 Graves Kentucky
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075586 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
N/A Laurel Kentucky 07 Jul 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
671
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641693 Powell Kentucky 19 May 1999 T. J. Weckman, J. E. Weckman
`4924
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641347 Bath Kentucky 14 Apr 1984 J . Campbell
2
EKY
Salix humilis
BEREA021818 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
ETSU007747 Unicoi Tennessee 13 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Salix humilis
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 14 May 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075581 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075580 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075612 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075620 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075641 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075607 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075578 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
UCHT008961 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
APSC0003692 Stewart Tennessee 21 Jul 1987 J Schibig with T McCarty
87-546
APSC
Salix humilis
31234100641719 Powell Kentucky 11 Aug 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
6003
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641495 Van Buren Tennessee 14 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6063
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100643889 Pulaski Kentucky 04 May 1996 Andrew Denham
13
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641388 Madison Kentucky 07 May 1983 Richard H. Hannan
4031
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641685 Owsley Kentucky 03 May 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10101
EKY
Salix humilis
ETSU007751 Unicoi Tennessee 12 May 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075639 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075594 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075577 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075609 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075604 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075611 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075574 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0076556 Harlan Kentucky
TENN
Salix humilis
APSC0003708 Montgomery Tennessee 08 Apr 1981 EW Chester
81-55
APSC
Salix humilis
31234100641594 Graves Kentucky 12 Jun 1969 Raymond Athey
690
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641362 Calloway Kentucky 08 May 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73b8.3
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641586 Garrard Kentucky 15 Jun 2011 W. W. Overbeck
1308
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641768 Rowan Kentucky 31 May 2006 D. Estes, B.E Wofford, & R. Small
08948
EKY
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0076597 McCreary Kentucky
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075638 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075575 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075640 White Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075602 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075629 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075587 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075632 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
UCHT008957 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
APSC0003688 Trigg Kentucky 30 Jul 1965 AE Clebsch with M Kersey
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003686 Stewart Tennessee 08 May 1966 R Riggins
1069
APSC
Salix humilis
31234100746435 Laurel Kentucky 26 Jun 2008 Tara R. Littlefield
2008-007
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100852902 Powell Kentucky 30 May 1988 Ross C. Clark
21247
EKY
Salix humilis
BEREA021817 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0240882 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075608 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075585 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075616 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
UCHT008960 Fentress Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
APSC0070269 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Max Medley
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0083424 Grayson Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003690 Lyon Kentucky 08 Oct 1987 EW Chester
87-844
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0084720 Montgomery Kentucky 23 Aug 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003707 Stewart Tennessee 16 Apr 1968 HR Brock
3491
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0080005 Pulaski Kentucky 11 Jun 1980
APSC
Salix humilis
HTTU015833 Tennessee
HTTU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075636 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075626 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075618 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
APSC0077253 Warren Tennessee 01 Aug 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0085241 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0065214 Montgomery Tennessee 21 Jun 1989 R.Kral
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0079234 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0056011 Van Buren Tennessee
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0079235 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
31234100641545 Carter Kentucky 02 Oct 1998 Ronald L. Jones
9004
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641818 Grundy Tennessee 22 May 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4789
EKY
Salix humilis
31234100641511 Calloway Kentucky 18 Apr 1990 Landon E. McKinney
EKY
Salix humilis
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 05 May 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075573 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075625 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075601 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075615 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
UCHT008958 Fentress Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
UCHT008962 Montgomery Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
APSC0003694 Stewart Tennessee 22 Jun 1981 EW Chester
21-422
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003696 Montgomery Tennessee 04 Jun 1978 EW Chester
3293
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0090909 Grayson Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
ETSU035417 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Salix humilis
APSC0003697 Stewart Tennessee 06 Sep 1968 EW Chester
2158
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003685 Stewart Tennessee 23 May 1980 EW Chester with J Stack and LD Carpenter
854
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0085240 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0068899 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075627 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
APSC0104287 Lewis Kentucky 16 Jul 1987 John MacGregor
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0080665 Grayson Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003693 Stewart Tennessee 10 Sep 1977 EW Chester with WH Ellis
3254
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003691 Lyon Kentucky 11 Jun 1965 HC Phillips
APSC
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0075614 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
UCHT008963 White Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
UCHT008959 Fentress Tennessee
UCHT
Salix humilis
APSC0003695 Stewart Tennessee 01 May 1968 HR Brock
3455
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003699 Benton Tennessee 17 Sep 1992 EW Chester
12889
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0067964 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0056150 White Tennessee
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0076429 Pulaski Kentucky 26 Jun 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0081488 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0085657 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0079236 Hardin Kentucky 17 Jul 1982
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0003689 Trigg Kentucky 15 Oct 1988 EW Chester
88-259
APSC
Salix humilis
APSC0105227 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Salix humilis
HTTU015834 Tennessee
HTTU
Salix humilis
TENN-V-0244230 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Salix humilis
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