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Salix ×waghornei

Salix ×waghornei Rydb. (pro sp.)

Hybrid Willow, Waghorn's Willow

Salicaceae (Willow family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SAWA

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)

Natural hybrid of Salix arctica and S. glauca.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown , Black
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins.

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: BC , NL
Native Habitat: Sand and cobbles among granitic boulders, sandy alluvium, exposed eskers, scree slopes, bogs, heaths, snowbeds.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Salix �waghornei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Salix �waghornei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix �waghornei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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