Common Name:
HARDHACK, STEEPLEBUSH
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
5
Coefficient of Wetness:
-3
Wetness Index:
FACW
Physiognomy:
Nt Shrub
R. W. Smith
Bogs, tamarack swamps, meadows, sandy-peaty shores and dried lake-beds, marshes, borders of ponds; often with S. alba, but relatively retricted to acidic soils, and sometimes in drier settings.
The flowers are normally an attractive pink. A white-flowered form is known but has apparently not yet been found in Michigan; the tomentose leaves would readily distinguish it from S. alba. The tomentum on the undersides of the leaves is yellowish or brownish.