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Reveal, James L.

Salix pseudomonticola

Salix pseudomonticola C.R. Ball

False Mountain Willow

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Synonym(s): Salix barclayi var. pseudomonticola

USDA Symbol: SAPS

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (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 20 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , MN , MT , SD , WA , WY
Canada: ON , QC
Native Habitat: Forest Edge,Riparian,Lakeshores

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
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.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC	FACW			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 pseudomonticola in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix pseudomonticola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix pseudomonticola

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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