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Salix caprea

Goat Willow

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133840

Element CodePDSAL020L0

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

goat willow (EN) Saule marsault (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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Balsam Cone	Pisgah National Forest	10,591

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.