Salix humilis

prairie willow

Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS 1997

Characteristics

Height: 6-12'
Spread: 6-12'
Flowers: Apr.-May; greenish yellow
Fruit: May-Jun.; brown; capsule
Fall color: dull yellow

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 6.1-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic

Habitat

dry thickets, openings & plains; boggy swales; rocky mountain ridges, barrens; meadows; roadsides

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

typically spreads up to twice it's height; flowers are catkins

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/410.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004