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Salix sericea
silky willow
Gauley River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Salix sericea Marshall
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		silky willow
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malpighiales, Family Salicaceae, Genus Salix, Species Salix sericea


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Piscataway Park	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	5/10/2012

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:48:05 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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