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PLANTS

Sage willow

Salix candida

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialGreen flowersavril
Sage willow, photo 1 of 5
Sage willow, In flower
Sage willow, In fruit
0.5–3.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 0.5–3.5 m. Grows in marshes. Green flowers, in April.

There are 204 observations of Sage willow in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord75
  2. Nord-du-Québec71
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  6. Laurentides4
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Montréal2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Sandbar willowSalix interior
Prairie willowSalix humilis
Shortfruit willowSalix brachycarpa
Grayleaf willowSalix glauca
Satiny willowSalix pellita
Louisiana sagewortArtemisia ludoviciana
OleasterElaeagnus angustifolia
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Bog willowSalix pedicellaris
Slender willowSalix petiolaris
Feltleaf willowSalix alaxensis
TOXIC
SeaberryHippophae rhamnoides