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Salix myrtillifolia
Salix myrtillifolia Andersson
Blueberry Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Salix lingulata, Salix myrsinites var. curtiflora, Salix myrtillifolia var. curtiflora, Salix myrtillifolia var. lingulata, Salix novae-angliae var. myrtillifolia, Salix novae-angliae var. pseudocordata, Salix pseudocordata
USDA Symbol: SAMY
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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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 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , NU , ON , SK , YT
Native Distribution: Treed bogs, fens, stream banks, subalpine spruce thickets, Pinus contorta woods, sand dunes, coal spoils; 90-2800 m.
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 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 myrtillifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix myrtillifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix myrtillifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-27Research By: TWC Staff