PLANTS Profile for Salix arctophila (northern willow)

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PLANTS Profile

Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller
northern willow

Symbol:

SAAR6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Salicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Line Drawing of Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

Salix arctica

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 604. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

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Synonyms:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

	SAAR4	Salix arctica Liebm., non Pall.
	SAARL	Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller var. lejocarpa (Andersson) C.K. Schneid.
	SAGR12	Salix groenlandica Lundstr., non Heer
	SAGRL	Salix groenlandica Lundstr. var. lejocarpa (Andersson) Lange

Distribution:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller


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USA (AK, ME), CAN (LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 169 species in Salix

Classification:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

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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 arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller – northern willow

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Arctic willow		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

FACW

OBL

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More Accounts and Images:
Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22481.

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

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 03:08 PM MDT