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Salix occidentalis Walter, the correct name for S. tristis Aiton (Salicaceae)

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In 1788 Walter described three species ofSalix inFlora Caroliniana. HisSalix pentandra is the same asS. caroliniana, andS. alpina andS. occidentalis are the same asS. tristis Aiton (1789).Salix alpina is a later homonym ofS. alpina Scopoli (1722), and must be rejected, butS. occidentalis is the earliest legitimate name forS. tristis and takes precedence.

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    George W. Argus

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Argus, G.W. Salix occidentalis Walter, the correct name for S. tristis Aiton (Salicaceae). Brittonia 36, 328–329 (1984). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806535

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