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Salix arctophila

Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

Northern Willow

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Synonym(s): Salix arctica, Salix arctophila var. lejocarpa, Salix groenlandica, Salix groenlandica var. lejocarpa

USDA Symbol: SAAR6

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

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Mat-forming, up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , ME
Canada: MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

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

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 arctophila in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix arctophila in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix arctophila

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-16
Research By: TWC Staff

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