Salix cordata, the sand dune willow, furry willow, or heartleaf willow, is a perennial shrub that grows 3 to 12 feet (0.91 to 3.66 m) tall; plants taller than 6 feet (1.8 m) are rare.[1] The plant is native to the northeast regions of the North American continent; it is found on sand dunes, river banks, and lake shores in sandy, silty or gravelly soils.[2]
| Salix cordata | |
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| Salix cordata - sand dune willow | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. cordata
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| Binomial name | |
| Salix cordata | |
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Ecology
editSalix cordata is the host species of the specialist herbivore beetle Altica subplicata.[3] It is found in the sand dunes of lakes, such as Lake Michigan.[4]
Salix cordata readily hybridizes with Salix eriocephala.[5]
Distribution
editIn Canada the range of Salix cordata extends from Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, descending south into the American states of Illinois and Pennsylvania. Because it is a freshwater species, it is not native to Canadian Atlantic provinces, such as Nova Scotia.[5]
Conservation efforts
editAlthough not listed on the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, Salix cordata is endangered in Wisconsin.[4]
Uses
editSalix cordata has been used in revegetation efforts around former coal mines in New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of the fastest growing and most easily propagated of eight different Salix species being tested for biomass production.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Sand Dune Willow Guide". New York Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Salix cordata (heartleaf willow)". U. S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Milanowski, Dennis J; Bach, Catherine E (2017-12-13). "Between-Site Variation in Suitability of Salix Cordata as a Host for Altica Subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 26 (4). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1828. ISSN 0090-0222.
- ^ a b "Sand Dune Willow (Salix cordata)". apps.dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ a b c Mosseler, Alex; Major, John E. (July 2023). "Coppice growth traits in sand dune willow (Salix cordata) and comparisons with two common North American shrub willows used for biomass production". Biomass and Bioenergy. 174: 106846. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106846.
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