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Salix melanopsis

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Dusky Willow

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138818

Element CodePDSAL021U0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSalicales

FamilySalicaceae

GenusSalix

Other Common Names

dusky willow (EN) Saule brunâtre (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

As treated here (following Kartesz, 1999), excludes Salix fluviatilis, a rare willow known only along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. However, the name 'Salix fluviatilis' is applied by some to the widespread, abundant western U.S. species here called Salix melanopsis. LEM 10Jun00. FNA (vol. 7, 2010) rejects the name S. fluviatilis and instead references S. columbiana.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-17

Change Date1994-10-17

Edition Date1994-10-17

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E.

Rank Reasons

Steve Brunsfels considers common and unthreatened, over large range, in discussion at Western Heritage Conf., Oct. 1994.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
French Pete (a)	Willamette National Forest	1,668

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baker West	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	25,390

References (3)

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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.