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Salix cordata
Also called Heart Leaf Willow, Heart Leaved Willow, Sanddune Willow, Broad Heart Leaved Willow
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. 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.
Salix cordata is the host species of the specialist herbivore beetle Altica subplicata. It is found in the sand dunes of lakes, such as Lake Michigan.
Salix 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.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix cordata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
