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Salix setchelliana
Salix setchelliana C.R. Ball
Setchell's Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix aliena
USDA Symbol: SASE4
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 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: BC , YT
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly beaches, bars along glacial streams, glacial moraine, often the first plants in an area.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 13 - E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca] (2013) E-Flora BCWebref 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 setchelliana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix setchelliana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix setchelliana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR