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Salix petrophila
Salix petrophila Rydb.
Alpine Willow, Rocky Mountain Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix arctica ssp. petraea, Salix arctica var. caespitosa, Salix arctica var. graminifolia, Salix arctica var. petraea, Salix arctica var. petrophila, Salix brownei var. petraea, Salix caespitosa, Salix petrophila var. caespitosa
USDA Symbol: SAPE18
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall, stems decumbent or trailing.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Alpine snowbeds, meadows, talus slopes and open dry pool beds in spruce-fir forests.
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 petrophila in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix petrophila in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix petrophila
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR