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Salix arctica

Pallas

Arctic Willow

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.734355
Element CodePDSAL024N0
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
arctic willow (EN) Saule arctique (FR)
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
Kartesz (1999) and FNA (vol. 7, 2010) here treat Salix arctica and S. petrophila as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-15
Change Date2010-06-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
LabradorS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
NunavutS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
Brabazon AdditionTongass National Forest498,819
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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.