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Salix myrtillifolia

Salix myrtillifolia Andersson

Blueberry Willow

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Synonym(s): Salix lingulata, Salix myrsinites var. curtiflora, Salix myrtillifolia var. curtiflora, Salix myrtillifolia var. lingulata, Salix novae-angliae var. myrtillifolia, Salix novae-angliae var. pseudocordata, Salix pseudocordata

USDA Symbol: SAMY

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

 

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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 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , NU , ON , SK , YT
Native Distribution: Treed bogs, fens, stream banks, subalpine spruce thickets, Pinus contorta woods, sand dunes, coal spoils; 90-2800 m.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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