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Salix vestita

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Rock Willow

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139203

Element CodePDSAL02320

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSalicales

FamilySalicaceae

GenusSalix

Other Common Names

Hairy Willow (EN) rock willow (EN) Saule pubescent (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

Includes var. erecta as a synonym (Kartesz 1999, following G. Argus); it was considered distinct in Hitchcock et al. (1964) and Hitchcock and Cronquist (1974). FNA (vol. 7, 2010) does not recognize any varieties in Salix vestita.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-10-19

Change Date1984-09-06

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	S4	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Washington	SH	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Montana (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lewis and Clark National Forest	344,022
Big Snowy Mountains Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	88,003
Bmss Ra 1485	Flathead National Forest	334,275
Ten Lakes #683	Kootenai National Forest	48,545

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606

References (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.
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.