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Salix boothii
Salix boothii Dorn
Barren-ground Willow, Blueberry Willow, Booth's Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix curtiflora, Salix myrtillifolia, Salix myrtillifolia var. curtiflora, Salix novae-angliae, Salix pseudocordata, Salix pseudocordata var. aequalis, Salix pseudomyrsinites, Salix pseudomyrsinites var. aequalis
USDA Symbol: SABO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Wet subalpine meadows, seepages, streams, lakeshores.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salix boothii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix boothii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix boothii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR