Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Salix ballii

Salix ballii Dorn

Ball's Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s): Salix myrtillifolia var. brachypoda

USDA Symbol: SABA7

USDA Native Status: CAN (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

Canada: NL , NU , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Coastal barrens and dunes, terraces, ravines, talus slopes, floodplains, meadows, woods and thickets, limestone and calcareous substrates.

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

Metadata

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

Go back