Details for: Ames 35806, Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs, Reichelt Prairie


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs
Top Name:
Reichelt Prairie
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
16 May 2022
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Seed100 countAmes 35806 25ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs
Top Name:
Reichelt Prairie
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
16 May 2022
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
16 May 2022.
Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Reichelt Unit of Rock Creek State Park on south side of US highway 6 approximately 7.70 miles west, southwest of Grinnell, T80N R17W SE ¼ SE ¼ Sec. 30.
Coordinates: 41.7031, -92.8657 (Map it)
Elevation: 274m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Xeric prairie remnant. Hilltop/knoll.
Number of plants sampled: 35
Associated species: Baptisia bracteata, Eryngium yuccifolium (extremely abundant), Sporobolus heterolepis, Sorghastrum nutans, Schizachyrium scoparium, Cornus racemosa, Sisyrinchium campestre, Heuchera richarsonii, Corylus americana, Amorpha canescens, Viola pedatifida, Rubus sp., Rosa sp., Prunus americana, and Echinacea pallida.
Aspect: Northeast; Slope: 25
Comment: Noted approximately 35-45 genets with some in peak flower and some just past bud break during reconnaissance (21 April 2022). Population localized (0.20 acre), restricted to one hillside (higher elevation) and mostly on northeast facing slopes.
Collector(s):
Donated
16 May 2022.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Reichelt Prairie
Type: Local name

JDC/SH/2022/030/1011
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 35806
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Plants sampled in nature measuring 2.0-4.0 feet in height. Specimens noted during peak flowering and seed dispersal on 21 April and 17 May (2022), respectively. Some plants upright and some rather prostrate. Site was mowed in winter 2020/2021 winter resulting in significant flowering in 2022. In cultivation (central Iowa), plants are extremely short and compact where after two field seasons plants are rather uniform and topping out at a height of 2.5'. Dense suckering immediately surrounding clump/base of plant. Peak fall color (central Iowa) occurring in mid-November.
Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs
Genus:
Salix
Family:
Salicaceae
Nomen number:

102762
Place of publication:

Proc. Ohio Acad. Sci. 4:301. 1905
Comment:
when united with var. microphylla (Andersson) Fernald, based on Salix tristis var. microphylla Andersson, this name, based on the autonym S. tristis var. tristis, has priority
Verified:
12/18/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Salix humilis Marshall (4 active accession[s])
Salix humilis Marshall var. humilis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Salix tristis Aiton

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Salix tristis Aiton var. tristis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salix humilis Marshall var. microphylla (Andersson) Fernald
Salix tristis Aiton var. microphylla Andersson

Common names
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 14 Jan 2025, from Salix humilis Marshall to Salix humilis Marshall var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs
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Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 16 May 2022. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: JDC/SH/2022/030/1011. Inventory sample: Ames 35806 22ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection taken at collection site. .
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 16 May 2022. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/SH/2022/030/1011 . Inventory sample: Ames 35806 22ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection taken at collection site. .
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