Salix ovalifolia var. glacialis (Andersson) Argus

Glacial willow (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix > Salix ovalifolia

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole 1.1-3.2 mm; largest medial blade elliptic to subcircular, 8.5-14 × 4.5-9 mm, 1.1-2.2 times as long as wide, base subcordate, cordate, or convex, apex usually convex (rarely acute), abaxial surface pilose. Catkins: staminate 4.8-15 × 5-9 mm, flowering branchlet 1.5-7 mm; pistillate stout to globose, 6.3-15 × 5-12 mm, flowering branchlet 2.5-8 mm. Staminate flowers: abaxial nectary 0.5-0.9 mm, adaxial nectary 0.6-1.1 mm, nectaries distinct or connate and shallowly cup-shaped. Pistillate flowers: abaxial nectary present [(0-)0.4-0.6 mm], adaxial nectary ovate, 0.5-1.6 mm, nectaries distinct or connate and cup-shaped; stipe 0.2-0.8 mm; ovary glaucous or not, usually tomentose, sometimes glabrous. Capsules 5.2-6.5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Distribution

Salix ovalifolia var. glacialis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:226051-2
WFO ID wfo-0000930727
COL ID 5RB97
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Synonyms

Salix glacialis Salix ovalifolia subsp. glacialis Salix ovalifolia var. glacialis