timjwilson Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Has anyone determined the species of willow growing in and near the lake? My guess is Salix Nigra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Wikipedia thinks not Distribution and Habitat Salix nigra is native to eastern North America, from New Brunswick and southern Ontario west to Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and Texas.[2] It is also found in parts of Mexico, both south and west of the Rio Grande. It has also been introduced along streams in the state of Utah.[4] Salix nigra grows best in areas of full sun and wet or moist soils.[5] Thus, it is typically found along streams and in swamps Amigo, is this a "need to know" or an "I'm curious" moment? (In order to continue MY search or??) 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Could this be it? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_bonplandiana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 53 minutes ago, Natasha said: Wikipedia thinks not Distribution and Habitat Salix nigra is native to eastern North America, from New Brunswick and southern Ontario west to Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and Texas.[2] It is also found in parts of Mexico, both south and west of the Rio Grande. It has also been introduced along streams in the state of Utah.[4] Salix nigra grows best in areas of full sun and wet or moist soils.[5] Thus, it is typically found along streams and in swamps Amigo, is this a "need to know" or an "I'm curious" moment? (In order to continue MY search or??) 😉 Another distribution map included all of Mexico. The reason to know is to harvest some small branches to make analgesic (aspirin-like) and I wish to estimate the possible strength. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304250-2 https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-report/final-assessment-report-salix-various-species-including-s-purpurea-l-s-daphnoides-vill-s-fragilis-l_en.pdf https://publications.lsmuni.lt/object/elaba:1898377/18983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 27 minutes ago, ibarra said: Could this be it? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_bonplandiana Could be but they look more like these; https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/54847-Salix-nigra/browse_photos - lower to the ground and more spread out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Tim I know willow bark has been used for analgesic properties for centuries....... but given your health issues, suggest you want to be really sure of what "our" willow truly is. Last thing you'd need is getting it wrong in "some" way I can't define. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Maybe this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_taxifolia Googled willow species most common west-central Mexico highlands and this is what came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 13 hours ago, Natasha said: Maybe this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_taxifolia Googled willow species most common west-central Mexico highlands and this is what came up. Thanks. I'll be able to determine the difference by the length of the leaves. https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/168364-Salix-taxifolia/browse_photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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