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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Salicaceae
Scientific Name
Salix hookeriana
Common Name
Hoooker willow
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FS, DS
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra
Common Name
yellow willow
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
FS, RF
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salix sitchensis
Common Name
Coulter Willow
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FS
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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