Details for: Ames 35995, Salix discolor Muhl., Kauten Fen


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Salix discolor Muhl.
Top Name:
Kauten Fen
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Cutting5 countAmes 35995 23ncaom1 PL
Note: When you select cuttings, you will receive unrooted cuttings, not rooted plants, unless specific arrangements have been made with the curator.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Salix discolor Muhl.
Top Name:
Kauten Fen
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
06 February 2023.
Fayette County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Kauten Fen, T92N R8W NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec.16.
Coordinates: 42.7840, -91.7905 (Map it)
Elevation: 345m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Closely followed gradient of drainage creek, approximately 10 yards to the west of the small drainage creek. 1 to 4 percent slope. Clyde-Floyd complex (clay loam); poorly drained soils. Water table at approximately 12 inches.
Number of plants sampled: 21
Associated species: Cornus amomum, C. sericea, Populus tremuloides, Salix candida, S. petiolaris, S. eriocephala, S. exigua, S. nigra, Viburnum lentago, Carex spp., Eupatorium perfoliatum, and Lobelia siphilitica.

Collector(s):
Donated
06 February 2023.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Kauten Fen
Type: Local name

JDC/SD/2023/002/1034
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA ARS NCRPIS

Ames 35995
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
This germplasm was collected as dormant cuttings from Kauten Fen, which is a site boasting with diversity of Salix. One could likely find just about any hybrid combination possible and observe a wide-diversity of morphology across hybrids and within species. Acquisition specifically targeted characters that were most characterstic of Salix discolor.
Salix discolor Muhl.
Genus:
Salix
Family:
Salicaceae
Nomen number:

102704
Place of publication:

G. H. E. Muhlenberg & C. L. Willdenow, Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4:234, t. 6, fig. 1. 1803
Verified:
11/07/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican pussy willow  1Newsholme, C. 1992. Willows, the genus Salix
Englishglaucous willow  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishpussy willow  1Argus, G. W. 1986. The genus Salix (Salicaceae) in the southeastern United States. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 9:94.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PHENOLOGYPeak FloweringDate of peak flowering03/25/2025 WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.AMESAmes 35995 25ncai01 SDNot Available