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Salix brachycarpa
Salix brachycarpa Nutt.
Shortfruit Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SABR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Autumn Foliage: yes
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , ON , QC
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Find Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 brachycarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix brachycarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix brachycarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-23Research By: TWC Staff