PLANTS Profile for Salix sitchensis (Sitka willow)

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Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
Sitka willow

Symbol:

SASI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

Salix coulteri

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

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Synonyms:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

	SACO4	Salix coulteri Andersson
	SACU8	Salix cuneata Nutt.
	SASIC	Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. var. congesta (Andersson) Andersson
	SASID	Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. var. denudata (Andersson) Andersson
	SASIP2	Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. var. parviflora (Jeps.) Jeps.
	SASIR	Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. var. ralphiana (Jeps.) Jeps.

Distribution:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.


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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 169 species in Salix

Classification:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Salicales
Family	Salicaceae – Willow family
Genus	Salix L. – willow
Species	Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. – Sitka willow

Wetland Indicator Status:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

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Reg. 6

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22584.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 08:36 AM MDT