Salicaceae FAMILY
Salix humilis
Salix humilis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salix humilis is an erect to decumbent, deciduous shrub growing from 30 - 300cm tall. The stems often lay on the ground, where they produce roots and form new growth, the plant developing into a thicket of growth[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and eastern N. America - Manitoba to Newfoundland, south to Texas and Florida
HabitatDry mixed woods and forests, wet to dry prairies, grassy balds, loess bluffs, sandy stream terraces, coastal barrens, Carex-Typha meadows, on fine sand to rocky granitic, gneissic, limestone, and serpentine substrates; at elevations to 1,600 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].