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Salix rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia

Salix rotundifolia Trautv. ssp. rotundifolia

Least Willow, Round-leaf Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s): Salix behringica, Salix leiocarpa, Salix polaris var. leiocarpa

USDA Symbol: SAROR

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: NT , YT
Native Habitat: Dryas tundra and willow thickets along streams, sedge-grass tundra, sandy, saline coastal flats, beach cobbles, lichen heath on wet slopes, upland shrubby tundra, polygonal tundra, snowbeds, scree and colluvial slopes, substrates from clay to coarse rubble, both calcareous limestone and acidic.

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

Metadata

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

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