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Salix stolonifera

Coville

Creeping Willow

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142881

Element CodePDSAL022V0

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

Saule stolonifère (FR) sprouting leaf willow (EN)

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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-30

Change Date2016-08-30

Edition Date1993-06-21

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.

Range Extent Comments

Aleutian Islands to the west shore of BC.

Occurrences Comments

Somewhat common.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Alpine tundra.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Alberta	S1	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Taku-Snettisham	Tongass National Forest	664,928

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.
Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 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.