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Salix pseudomyrsinites

Anderss.

Tall Blueberry Willow

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138029
Element CodePDSAL021Z3
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
Synonyms
Salix myrtillifolia var. cordata(Anderss.) Dorn
Other Common Names
Myrtle-leaf Willow (EN) Saule faux-myrte (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
Treated by Kartesz (1999) as Salix pseudomyrsinites. FNA (vol. 7, 2010) elevates Salix myrtillifolia var. cordata to full species as S. pseudomyrsinites.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-18
Change Date2000-10-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
References (4)
  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.
  4. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database [USDA PLANTS]. http://plants.usda.gov/. Accessed 2015.