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Salix alaxensis var. longistylis

Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville var. longistylis (Rydb.) C.K. Schneid.

Felt-leaf Willow, Feltleaf Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s): Salix alaxensis ssp. longistylis, Salix longistylis

USDA Symbol: SAALL

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , Black
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: BC , NT , YT
Native Habitat: Thickets on river alluvium and glacial moraines, subalpine thickets, alpine tundra, moist to mesic talus slopes, forest openings.

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 alaxensis var. longistylis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix alaxensis var. longistylis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix alaxensis var. longistylis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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