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PLANTS

Shining willow

Salix lucida

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialYellow flowers
Shining willow, photo 1 of 5
Shining willow, In flower
Shining willow, In fruit
4.0 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 4.0 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 451 observations of Shining willow in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord94
  2. Nord-du-Québec54
  3. Capitale-Nationale48
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  5. Estrie32
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent31
  7. Laurentides30
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean24
  10. Outaouais18
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  12. Montérégie13
  13. Montréal11
  14. Laval7
  15. Lanaudière6
  16. Centre-du-Québec6
  17. Mauricie5

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Autumn willowSalix serissima
Pussy willowSalix discolor
Bayberry willowSalix myricoides
Laurel willowSalix pentandra
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Silky willowSalix sericea
Peach-leaf willowSalix amygdaloides
Tea-leaf willowSalix planifolia
WitherodViburnum cassinoides
Heartleaf willowSalix cordata