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PLANTS

Slender willow

Salix petiolaris

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Slender willow, photo 1 of 5
Slender willow, In flower
Slender willow, In fruit

Perennial shrub. Grows in thickets and in marshes.

There are 220 observations of Slender willow in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie50
  2. Estrie41
  3. Outaouais30
  4. Montréal20
  5. Laurentides17
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  7. Nord-du-Québec11
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  9. Centre-du-Québec8
  10. Lanaudière6
  11. Capitale-Nationale6
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  14. Laval2

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Sandbar willowSalix interior
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Pussy willowSalix discolor
Prairie willowSalix humilis
Black willowSalix nigra
Silky willowSalix sericea
Purple willowSalix purpurea
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
White willowSalix alba
Sage willowSalix candida
Tea-leaf willowSalix planifolia
Peach-leaf willowSalix amygdaloides