Salix serissima(L.H.Bailey ex Arthur) Fernald

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WFO wfo-0000930298 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Salix serissima, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. a Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-06-07 / obs. 134801656
Salix serissima, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. b Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 134801125
Salix serissima, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. c Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 49754641
Salix serissima, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. d Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 42843743
Salix serissima, photographed by mfeaver
fig. e mfeaver, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 23665320
Salix serissima, photographed by Allan Harris
fig. f Allan Harris, CC0 1.0 / obs. 59205776
Salix serissima, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. g Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 157327684
Salix serissima, photographed by Rose Zappa
fig. h Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154022251

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Native range 27 botanical countries

Regions where Salix serissima is native: Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Labrador, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming AlbertaBritish ColumbiaColoradoConnecticutIllinoisIndianaLabradorManitobaMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMontanaNew BrunswickNew JerseyNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOhioPennsylvaniaQuébecSaskatchewanSouth DakotaVermontWisconsinWyoming
Native distribution of Salix serissima, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alberta ABT NORTHERN AMERICA
British Columbia BRC
Colorado COL
Connecticut CNT
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Labrador LAB
Manitoba MAN
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
New Brunswick NBR
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nunavut NUN
Ohio OHI
Pennsylvania PEN
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Vermont VER
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 1 synonym

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Salix lucida var. serissima Bailey ex Arthur

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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