Salix arctica Pallas

Salix arctica Pallas is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2010.

Hybrid parent of

Salix ×hebecarpa (Fernald) Fernald.

Salix arctica × Salix herbacea.

Salix arctica × Salix polaris.

Salix ×hudsonensis C.K. Schneider.

Salix ×waghornei Rydberg.

Vernacular names

• saule arctique McMurray & Lehela, 1999

• arctic willow FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• ground willow Britton & Brown, 1970
• tundra willow GRIN, 2010

Synonyms

• Salix anglorum var. kophophylla C.K. Schneider TROPICOS
• Salix arctica R. Brown ex Richardson nom. illeg. TROPICOS
• Salix arctica subsp. crassijulis (Trautvetter) A.K. Skvortsov
• Salix arctica subsp. torulosa (Trautvetter) Hultén FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix arctica var. antiplasta (C.K. Schneider) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix arctica var. araioclada (C.K. Schneider) Raup FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix arctica var. brownei Andersson FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix arctica var. kophophylla (C.K. Schneider) Polunin FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix arctica var. pallasii Kurtz FNA Ed. Comm., 2010
• Salix crassijulis Trautvetter FNA Ed. Comm., 2010

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Malpighiales
Family	Salicaceae
Tribe	Saliceae
Genus	Salix
Subgenus	Salix subg. Chamaetia
Section	Salix sect. Diplodictyae
Species	Salix arctica

Habit

Shrub