Salix calcicola
Salix calcicola, known as limestone willow or woolly willow, is a species of willow native to the subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada, including Nunavut Islands, continental Nunavut, northern Quebec, Labrador. Arctic islands: Baffin, King William, Southampton, and Coats (Boothia Peninsula). [1][2]
| Salix calcicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. calcicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix calcicola Fernald & Wiegand | |
It is a low growing shrub with usually ovate leaves and catkins that emerge in the early spring before the leaves emerge.[3]
The species has been treated as subspecies of Salix lanata, but it is not proven.[1]
References
- "Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - Salix calcicola Fernald and Wieg". nature.ca.
- "Plants Profile for Salix calcicola (woolly willow)". plants.usda.gov.
- "Salix calcicola in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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