Page author: David Giblin
Salix petrophila
alpine willow
Specimens
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Distribution: Northern Cascades of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Alpine areas, often near melting snowbanks.
Flowers: July-Aug.
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Salix petrophila Rydb.
Publication: Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 268. 1899. 1899.
Publication: Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 268. 1899. 1899.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Salix arctica Pall. ssp. petraea (Andersson) Á. Löve, D. Löve & B.M. Kapoor
Salix arctica Pall. var. caespitosa (P.B. Kenn.) Kelso
Salix arctica Pall. var. graminifolia (E.H. Kelso) Kelso
Salix arctica Pall. var. petraea Andersson [HC]
Salix arctica Pall. var. petrophila (Rydb.) Kelso
Salix brownei (Andersson) Bebb var. petraea (Andersson) Bebb
Salix caespitosa P.B. Kenn.
Salix petrophila Rydb. var. caespitosa (Kenn.) C.K. Schneid.
Salix arctica Pall. var. caespitosa (P.B. Kenn.) Kelso
Salix arctica Pall. var. graminifolia (E.H. Kelso) Kelso
Salix arctica Pall. var. petraea Andersson [HC]
Salix arctica Pall. var. petrophila (Rydb.) Kelso
Salix brownei (Andersson) Bebb var. petraea (Andersson) Bebb
Salix caespitosa P.B. Kenn.
Salix petrophila Rydb. var. caespitosa (Kenn.) C.K. Schneid.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Salix petrophila in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Salix petrophila checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Salix petrophila atlas page.
CalPhotos: Salix petrophila photos.
USDA Plants: Salix petrophila information.
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