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Salix calcicola
Salix calcicola Fernald & Wiegand
Woolly Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Salix calcicola var. glandulosior, Salix calcicola var. nicholsiana, Salix lanata ssp. calcicola, Salix richardsonii var. macouniana
USDA Symbol: SACA37
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 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: COCanada: AB , MB , NL , NU , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Tundra
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.
Web Reference
Webref 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 calcicola in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix calcicola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix calcicola
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-08Research By: TWC Staff