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Salix ×amoena

Salix ×amoena Fernald

Ha Ha Mountain Willow, Hybrid Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SAAM11

USDA Native Status: CAN (N)

Natural hybrid of Salix glauca ssp. callicarpaea and S. myricoides.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins.

Distribution

Canada: NL
Native Habitat: Sand and cobbles among granitic boulders, sandy alluvium, Sphagnum bogs, Empetrum heaths, snowbeds.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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