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Salix nivalis

Hook.

Snow Willow

G5Secure Found in 30 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151880
Element CodePDSAL024K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSalicales
FamilySalicaceae
GenusSalix
Synonyms
Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis(Hook.) A. & D. Love & KapoorSalix reticulata var. nanaAnderss.
Other Common Names
Dwarf Snow Willow (EN) Saule des neiges (FR) snow willow (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Accepted as a species (Salix nivalis) by Kartesz 1999 and Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2010. Kartesz 1994 treated as Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-09
Change Date1999-11-29
Edition Date1999-11-29
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1999)
Rank Reasons
Widespread, locally abundant plant of alpine summits of the Rocky Mountains, Cascades, Uintas, Black Hills, and other western Mountains, northward into Alberta and British Columbia.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS1Yes
WyomingS4Yes
OregonS2Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (30)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hoover - Cattle CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest598
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
LionheadGallatin National Forest33,549
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Wyoming (5)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (4)
  1. Abrams, L. 1940. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 1. Ophioglossaceae to Aristolochiaceae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 538 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.