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Salix glauca

Salix glauca L.

Grayleaf Willow

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SAGL

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

Often difficult to distinguish from Arctic willow. (USDA Forestry Service)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall, often shorter.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Riparian,Alpine,Tundra

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

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

Find Seed or Plants

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FACW FACW 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 glauca in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix glauca in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix glauca

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-13
Research By: TWC Staff

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