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Salix phlebophylla
Salix phlebophylla Andersson
Skeleton-leaf Willow, Skeletonleaf Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix anglorum, Salix paleoneura
USDA Symbol: SAPH
USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 inches tall, stems trailing.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: NT , YT
Native Habitat: Arctic-alpine, various tundra habitats, scree and colluvial slopes, sedge meadows in drainage ways, dwarf birch thickets, granitic and sandstone substrates.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU |
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 phlebophylla in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix phlebophylla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix phlebophylla
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR