A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Salicaceae: Willow Family



Salix vestita Pursh






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Page created November 24, 2001
Page last updated May 1, 2015




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Populus alba
Populus ×canescens [P. alba x P. tremula]
Populus balsamifera
Populus tremuloides
Salix ×amoena
Salix arctica
Salix arctophila
Salix argyrocarpa
Salix ballii
Salix bebbiana
Salix bebbiana × Salix humilis
Salix calcicola var. calcicola
Salix candida
Salix candida x Salix pellita
Salix cordata
Salix ×cryptodonta
Salix discolor
Salix eriocephala
Salix ×fragilis
Salix glauca var. cordifolia [= Salix glauca var. callicarpaea]
Salix herbacea
Salix humilis var. humilis
Salix jejuna
Salix lucida
Salix myricoides
Salix pedicellaris
Salix xpedunculata
Salix pellita
Salix pellita × Salix planifolia
Salix pentandra
Salix planifolia
Salix purpurea
Salix pyrifolia
Salix reticulata
Salix ×rubella
Salix ×rubens
Salix ×sericans
Salix serissima
Salix ×smithiana [S. caprea x S. viminalis]
Salix ×ungavensis
Salix uva-ursi
Salix vestita
Salix viminalis
Salix ×waghornei
Salix ×wiegandii






Populus alba Linnaeus  -  White Poplar - [NF] [c]
Brigus, Newfoundland. In town. June 11, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Flowers
Female Flowers
Female Flowers
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin, Developing Leaves
Female Catkins, Developing Leaves
Female Catkin, Opening Leaves
Yound Leaves
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Old field. October 12, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Leaf, Underside
Leaves
Twig and Buds
Leafy Twig
Whole Tree

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Populus ×canescens (Aiton.) Sm. [P. alba x P. tremula]  -  Hybrid White Poplar - [NF] [i]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Below Empire Avenue, near Carpasian Road and the Elk's Club. Sheltered valley of Kelly's Brook. August 7, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Leaf, Underside
Leaf, Underside
Leaves, Underside
Leaf Twig and Petioles
Leaves Rolled by Caterpillars
Leaves Rolled by Caterpillars
Trunk
Trunks and Branches
Leafy Branches with New Growth
Trees in Habitat

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Populus balsamifera Linnaeus  -  Balsam Poplar, Tacamahac, Hackmatack - [NF, LAB]
Northeast of Eddies Cove, Newfoundland. Large gravel pit. Stunted forest. July 12, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves
Small Stunted Plant
Larger Stunted Plant

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Populus tremuloides Michaux  -  Trembling Aspen, Quaking Aspen - [NF, LAB]
Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Residential area. May 1, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Buds and Catkins
Catkins
Trunk
Clone of Trees
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Along old railbed, near where it crosses the highway. April 29, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Catkins, Twigs and Buds
Leaf Buds
Trunks
Brigus, Newfoundland. Residential area. May 7, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins
Buds and Catkins

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Salix cf. arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller [final identification pending]  -  Northern Willow, Eastern Arctic Willow - [NF, LAB]
Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Alpine barren, near snowbed. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Leaves
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Whole Plant
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Alpine barren. August 24, 2007. [Digital - Todd Boland]
Female Catkins, and Leaves

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Salix cf. argyrocarpa Andersson [final identification pending]  -  Labrador Willow, Silver Willow - [NF - RARE, LAB]
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Just west of Parks Canada Viking Interpretation Centre. Boardwalk to longhouse reconstructions. July 26, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leafy Branches
Leafy Branches

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Salix cf. ballii Dorn [final identification pending]  -  Ball's Willow - [NF - RARE, LAB]
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Just west of Parks Canada Viking Interpretation Centre. Base of cliff. Sheltered location. July 26, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Leaves, Underside
Leafy Branches
Whole Shrub

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Salix bebbiana Sargent  -  Bebb's Willow - [NF, LAB]
Torbay, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond Road. Open Shrubbery. May 14, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stamens and Scales
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins and Leaf Buds
Male Catkins and Leaf Buds
Leaf Bud
Torbay, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond Road. Open Shrubbery. June 4, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Makinsons, Newfoundland. Open Shrubbery. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Branch, with Female Catkins
Branch, with Female Catkins
Young Leaves
Carbonear, Newfoundland. Near junction of Fox Farm Road and main Highway, near Canadian Tire store. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Leaves and Stem

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Salix calcicola Fernald & Wiegand var. calcicola  -  Limestone Willow - [NF, LAB]
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. June 13, 2002. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Early Buds
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 20, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leafy Branches
Table Head, near Bellburns, Newfoundland. "Table Head Airport". Limestone barrens. July 23, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Catkin and Leaf
Leaves
Leafy Branches
Galls
Gall

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Salix candida Flüggé ex Willdenow  -  Hoary Willow, Sageleaf Willow - [NF, LAB]
Lower "White Rocks", Flower's Cove, Newfoundland. *. Narrow chasms within limestone pavement. Plants rooting in water. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Shrub
Whole Shrubs
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves

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Salix discolor Muhlenberg  -  Pussy Willow - [NF, LAB]
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Below "The Gorge" near highway. May 1, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins
Male Catkin, with Fly
Male Catkins, with Fly
Male Catkins, with Fly
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove. May 9, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Road. Wet roadside. May 21, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin, Extreme Closeup
Female Catkin, Closeup
Female Catkins
Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Open shrubbery. May 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins, and Very Young Leaves
Branches with Catkins
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meeting House Road. Roadsides. May 26, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Male Catkin, fading
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Near Logger's Life Museum. Open coniferous woods. May 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins [final identification pending]
Female Catkins [final identification pending]
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Road. Wet roadside. June 11, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Carbonear, Newfoundland. Fox Farm Road. Open woods and shrubbery. July 1, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Carbonear, Newfoundland. Near junction of Fox Farm Road and main Highway, near Canadian Tire store. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins and Unrolling Leaves
Female Catkins and Unrolling Leaves
Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Makinsons, Newfoundland. Open shrubbery. June 5, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Very Young Leaves, and Female Catkins
Very Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Savage Cove, Newfoundland. Limestone area. Open shrubbery. July 1, 2000. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Catkins and Leaves
Catkins and Leaves

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Salix glauca Linnaeus var. cordifolia (Pursh) Dorn [= Salix glauca Linnaeus var. callicarpaea (Trautvetter) Böcher]  -  Beautiful Willow - [NF, LAB]
Mount Bonenfant, Quebec/Labrador border just west of Blanc Sablon. Limestone barrens. July 11, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Table Head, Newfoundland. Old highway siding. Limestone barrens. July 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Cape Ardoise [Round Head]. Heath. July 26, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins
Leaves
Leaves
Shuldham Island, Saglek Bay, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Leaves

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Salix herbacea Linnaeus  -  Snowbed Willow - [NF - RARE, LAB]
Mealy Mountains, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 25, 2001. [Transparencies - Marilyn Anions]
Female Fruits Extreme Closeup
Female Plants Closeup, younger fruits
Female Plants Longer View
Male Plants Closeup
Male Plants Longer View
Ikadlivik Brook, Fraser River area, Labrador. July 25, 2001. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Whole Plants
Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Alpine barrens. Top of island, near snowbed. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant, Female Catkins
Whole Plant, Male Catkins
Whole Plant, Male Catkins
Whole Plants
Shuldham Island, Saglek Bay, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Leaves
Leafy Branch
Whole Plant
Barr'd Harbour Hill, Highlands of St. John, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens. August 2003. [Digital - Frank LeDrew]
Whole Plant, Female Catkins

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Salix jejuna Fernald  -  Barrens Willow - [NF - RARE (endemic)]
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. June 13, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Male Catkins and Leaves
Male Catkins and Leaves
Four Mile Cove, Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland. June 15, 2002. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Male Catkins and Leaves
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 4, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of (Male) Catkins and Leaves
Closeup of (Male) Catkins and Leaves
Closeup of (Female) Catkins and Leaves
Closeup of (Female) Catkins and Leaves
(Female) Catkins and Leaves
Whole Plant in Habitat
Limestone Rock Barrens Habitat
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 4, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Leafy Branches with female catkins
Leafy Branches with female catkins
Leafy Branches
Lower Cove, northeast of Big Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 4, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin and Leaves
Female Catkin [large!] and Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leafy Branches
Leafy Branches with Gall
Whole Plant on Sand
Whole Plant on Sand
Whole Plant on Sand
Whole Plants in Habitat
Habitat
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Boat Harbour, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of (Female) Catkins and Leaves [This population MAY NOT be pure S. jejuna?]
Catepillar Feeding on Leaves
Catepillar Feeding on Leaves
Catepillar Feeding on Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Watt's Point, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 7, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of (Female) Catkins and Leaves
Closeup of (Female) Catkins and Leaves
(Female) Catkins and Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Habitat
Habitat
Habitat
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Near Lighthouse. Limestone barrens. July 20, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves and Galls
Leaves and Galls
Leaves and Galls
Leaves and Galls
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Near Lighthouse. Limestone barrens. July 21, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves

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Salix lucida Muhlenberg  -  Shining Willow - [NF, LAB]
Salmon Brook, Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Across Exploits River from the paper mill. Brookside shrubbery. July 5, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves and Stipules
Leaves
Leafy Branches
Red Cliff, west of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Shrubbery near Exploits River. Sandy. July 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves

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Salix ×pedunculata Fernald [discolor x pellita] [= Salix pedunculata Fernald]  -  Peduncled Willow, Blackbract Willow - [NF - RARE]
Savage Cove, Newfoundland. Limestone area. Open shrubbery. July 1, 2000. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Leaves
Leaves
Thicket

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Salix pellita Andersson  -  Satiny Willow - [NF, LAB]
Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Junction Pond. Along old railway line. June 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Leaves
Leaves

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Salix cf. purpurea Linnaeus [final identification pending]  -  Purple Willow - [NF] [i]
Tors Cove, Newfoundland. Above church. August 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stems
Leaves and Stems
Leaves and Stems
Leaves and Stems
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branches
Leafy Branches

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Salix cf. pyrifolia Andersson [final identification pending]  -  Balsam Willow - [NF, LAB]
Savage Cove, Newfoundland. Inland from community. July 6, 1999. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]
Fruiting Branches

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Salix reticulata Linnaeus  -  Netvein Willow - [NF, LAB]
Sandy Cove, Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. June 29, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Female Catkins
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 1, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Male Plant
Lower Cove, northeast of Big Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 4, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin and Leaves, Closeup
Male Catkin and Leaves, Closeup
Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plant
Watt's Point, north end of reserve. Limestone heath. July 5, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Female Catkins and Leaves
Watt's Point, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 7, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkins and Leaves (lower foreground), with Salix jejuna behind
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins and Leaves

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Salix uva-ursi Pursh  -  Bearberry Willow - [NF, LAB]
Table Mountain, near Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens. Limestone area. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins and Young Leaves
Male Catkins and Young Leaves
Section of Plant
Plant in Habitat
Male Plant in Habitat [large format]
Male Plant in Habitat
Male Plant in Habitat [large format]
Male Plant in Habitat
Male Plant in Habitat
Female Catkin and Leaves
Female Catkin and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Hare's Ears, near St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Coastal Heath. June 24, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Flowers
Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Flowers
Female Flowers
Female Catkins
Female Catkins and Leaves
Leaf Tip
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Plants in Habitat
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. July 1, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Flowers
Female Flowers
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Female Catkins
Leaves and Female Catkins
Leaves and Female Catkins
Boat Harbour, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Whole Plant showing old and new growth
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkins and Leaves
Leaves, Closeup
Cartwright, Labrador. Radar Base Hill. Alpine heath. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Old Catkins, and Leaves
Whole Plant

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Salix vestita Pursh  -  Hairy Willow, Rock Willow - [NF, LAB]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Memorial University Botanical Garden. Limestone rock garden. Planted. May 19, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Opening Buds
Opening Buds
Opening Buds
Opening Buds
Opening Buds
Table Mountain, near Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens. Limestone area. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Unfurling Leaves
Unfurling Leaves
Catkins on Branches
Whole Plant
Table Mountain, near Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens. Limestone area. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves and Young Catkin
Leaves and Young Catkin
Leaves and Young Catkin
Leaves and Young Catkin
Watt's Point, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2001. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Whole Leafy Plant
Whole Plant, showing underside of leaf
Boat Harbour, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone area. July 6, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin and Leaves
Female Catkins and Leaves
Green Island Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone area. July 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Flower's Cove, Newfoundland. Lower "White Rocks" *. Narrow chasms within limestone pavement. Plants rooting in water. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Salix vestita and Salix candida
Salix vestita and Rumex sp.
Flower's Cove, Newfoundland. Middle "White Rocks" *. Narrow chasms within limestone pavement. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Shrubs
Whole Shrubs
Whole Shrubs
Salix vestita, Cystopteris fragilis and Mitella nuda
Salix vestita, Cystopteris fragilis and Mitella nuda
Junction of the town access road into Port au Choix and the original coast highway, Newfoundland. Limestone area. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone area. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin and Leaves
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Male Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Female Catkins, and Leaves
Male and Female Catkins, and Leaves
Male and Female Plants
Male and Female Plants
Whole Shrub, in Habitat
Oxen Pond, Newfoundland. Memorial University Botanical Garden. Limestone rockgarden area. October 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Twigs and Buds

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Salix sp. 1 [final identification pending]  -  - [ ]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Waterford River, above Syme's Bridge. River floodplain. Possibly introduced? June 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Catkin
Female Catkin
Female Catkins
Branches with Catkins

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Salix sp. 2 [final identification pending]  -  - [ ]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Just south of Wedgewood Park. Rive floodplain. May 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Catkin
Male Catkin
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Male Catkins
Branches with Male Catkins

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Salix sp. 3 [final identification pending]  -  - [ ]
Gambo, Newfoundland. David Smallwood Park. Woods. July 22, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Willow Gall
Willow Gall

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