9. S. caudata (Nutt.) Heller. Shrubs 2-5 m. tall, rarely a small tree; 
branchlets usually elongate, shining, chestnut brown; leaves oblong-lanceolate 
or lanceolate, commonly 6-12 cm. long, 1.5-2.5 cm. wide, long-acuminate to a 
sharp point, rounded or narrowed at the base, green and 
never glaucous beneath, finely glandular-serrulate «einitmmg=~m; petioles 
commonly 8-12 mme long, commonly with a pair of wart-like glands at the base 
oof the blade; stipules @inconspicuous or wanting; staminate catkins 2-4 om. long, 
1-1.2 cm. wide, stamens commonly 5; pistillate catkins 2-5.5 om. long, 1.5 em. 
wide; bracts ovate or obovate, glabrate on the outer surface; capsule straw= fe 
color 5-7 mms long, pedicels 1-1.5 mm. long; styles .5=.7 mm. long. 
Lake shores, along streams and in wet meadows. 
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not ——7 vars parvifolia Ball. Leaves 4-8 cm. long, 6-12 mm. wide. 
yo ——? — Bovill pa dphig; St. Maricsy«lphinecendeiivekels; Thatuna Hills, 
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