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Salix calcicola

Salix calcicola Fernald & Wiegand

Woolly Willow

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Synonym(s): Salix calcicola var. glandulosior, Salix calcicola var. nicholsiana, Salix lanata ssp. calcicola, Salix richardsonii var. macouniana

USDA Symbol: SACA37

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CO
Canada: AB , MB , NL , NU , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Tundra

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 calcicola in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix calcicola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix calcicola

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-08
Research By: TWC Staff

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