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PLANTS

Balsam willow

Salix pyrifolia

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

Perennial shrub. Grows in marshes.

There are 520 observations of Balsam willow in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. 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. Nord-du-Québec146
  2. Côte-Nord115
  3. Capitale-Nationale52
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue48
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean32
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent26
  7. Estrie25
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  9. Lanaudière13
  10. Laurentides13
  11. Montérégie12
  12. Centre-du-Québec8
  13. Mauricie5
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Pussy willowSalix discolor
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
White mountain willowSalix pseudomonticola
Bayberry willowSalix myricoides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bog willowSalix pedicellaris
Tea-leaf willowSalix planifolia
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana