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§1 Plant

Salix interior Rowlee

vernacular sandbar willow — species · Salicaceae


USDA
SAIN3
GBIF
5372917
Rank
species
sandbar willow (Salix interior)
Platephotograph · Mark KlugeCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Salicaceae Mirb.
Genus
Salix
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 18 counties across 1 state
Legend Native · 18 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
High
Fire
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-62 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
10–70 in/yr
pH range
4–7.8
Root depth
36 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
30 ft
Height @ 20 y
45 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed ends
Spring
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
No
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
Yes
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 18 counties across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SAIN3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5372917 ↗

Record version

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