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Salix arizonica
Salix arizonica Dorn
Arizona Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SAAR14
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , BlackBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , UTNative Habitat: Subalpine sedge meadows, along streams, wet drainageways.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 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 arizonica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix arizonica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix arizonica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR