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Salix glauca
Salix glauca L.
Grayleaf Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SAGL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
Often difficult to distinguish from Arctic willow. (USDA Forestry Service)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall, often shorter.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Riparian,Alpine,Tundra
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist
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: | FAC | FACW | FACW | FACW |
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 glauca in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix glauca in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix glauca
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-13Research By: TWC Staff