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Salix argyrocarpa
Salix argyrocarpa Andersson
Labrador Willow, Silver Willow, Silverleaf Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix argyrocarpa var. denudata, Salix labradorica var. pumila
USDA Symbol: SAAR7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: ME , NHCanada: NL , NU , QC
Native Habitat: Floodplains, lake and stream margins, wet snow flush areas, snowbeds, sedge meadows, treed bogs, shrubby tundra, subarctic and subalpine conifer forests, granitic, sandstone or limestone 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 argyrocarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix argyrocarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix argyrocarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR