Question: Hi, I found this Salix on the shores of Lonesome Lake, in the White Mountains (NH). Despite your very good …
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Hi, I found this Salix on the shores of Lonesome Lake, in the White Mountains (NH). Despite your very good dichotomous key, I can't get a name on it. Thanks
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Cedric, you've photographed Myrica gale (sweet gale), a native, wetland shrub of the babyberry family. If you bruise a leaf, you will get a distinctive, pleasant aroma. If you look with magnification, you can see resin glands on the leaf surfaces. Best wishes.
