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Salix rotundifolia
Salix rotundifolia Trautv.
Least Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SARO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , MT , WYCanada: NT , YT
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 |
Web Reference
Webref 61 - Alaska Wildflowers (2020)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 rotundifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix rotundifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix rotundifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-18Research By: TWC Staff