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Salix polaris
Salix polaris Wahlenb.
Polar Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix polaris ssp. pseudopolaris, Salix polaris var. glabrata, Salix polaris var. selwynensis, Salix pseudopolaris
USDA Symbol: SAPO
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 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: BC , NT , NU , YT
Native Habitat: Arctic-alpine, moist late snowbed and snowflush areas, talus and scree slopes, sides of depressed center frost polygons, sedge meadows, mud boils, calcareous tills, sandy marine silts.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
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 polaris in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix polaris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix polaris
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR