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Species Details
Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
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LeavesNarrow egg-shaped; round base; entire margins; matted greyish white hairs both sides; underside whitish waxy coating; petioles red-yellow, shorter then or equal to bud; stipules up to 1 mm long (Moss, 1983). Alternate; simple; 1-4 cm long; 0.5-1.2 cm wide; tips pointed (E-Flora BC). Stalk-less leaves of stalks 1-2 mm (Johnson et al., 1995).
FlowersUnisexual; no speals or petals (E-Flora BC). Inflorescence dense raceme flowers (catkin, ament); appear with leaves; borne on leafy branchlets (Moss, 1983). Catkins globe-shaped (E-Flora BC). Bracts short hairs; anthers 0.4-0.5 mm long; pistillate catkins cylindrical, 1-2 cm long; pistils hairy; styles 0.6-1.2 mm long; no stipes; 1 nectary 0.8-1.2 mm long (Moss, 1983).
Fruits and SeedsCapsule; splits to release seeds; seeds tuft hair; stalks 0.5 mm long (E-Flora BC).
Scientific Name
Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
General Description
A shrub 0.3-1.5 m tall with erect branches; twigs are red-brown and both branches and twigs are covered in grey, shaggy hairs.
Leaves
Narrow egg-shaped; round base; entire margins; matted greyish white hairs both sides; underside whitish waxy coating; petioles red-yellow, shorter then or equal to bud; stipules up to 1 mm long (Moss, 1983). Alternate;…
Narrow egg-shaped; round base; entire margins; matted greyish white hairs both sides; underside whitish waxy coating; petioles red-yellow, shorter then or equal to bud; stipules up to 1 mm long (Moss, 1983). Alternate; simple; 1-4 cm long; 0.5-1.2 cm wide; tips pointed (E-Flora BC). Stalk-less leaves of stalks 1-2 mm (Johnson et al., 1995).
Flowers
Unisexual; no speals or petals (E-Flora BC). Inflorescence dense raceme flowers (catkin, ament); appear with leaves; borne on leafy branchlets (Moss, 1983). Catkins globe-shaped (E-Flora BC). Bracts short hairs;…
Unisexual; no speals or petals (E-Flora BC). Inflorescence dense raceme flowers (catkin, ament); appear with leaves; borne on leafy branchlets (Moss, 1983). Catkins globe-shaped (E-Flora BC). Bracts short hairs; anthers 0.4-0.5 mm long; pistillate catkins cylindrical, 1-2 cm long; pistils hairy; styles 0.6-1.2 mm long; no stipes; 1 nectary 0.8-1.2 mm long (Moss, 1983).
Fruits and Seeds
Capsule; splits to release seeds; seeds tuft hair; stalks 0.5 mm long (E-Flora BC).
Phenology
June-July (Calflora).
Notes
2n=28; can hybridize with Salix glauca and Salix barclayi (Moss, 1983).
Similar species:
Salix glauca: this species is bigger (0.5-1 m) with long leaf stalks (4-15 mm) (Johnson et al., 1995).
Range/Distribution
Alberta: SW edge along foothills (Canadensys). CAN (BC, ON, SK, MT, QC, YT, NT ); USA (WA, WY, OR, ID, MT, CA, UT, CO, NM) (USDA).
Citation
Page Citation for Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
Page Citation
"Species Details - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-7680/12-85246. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 11 specimens of this Species.
114535 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Southeast Lyell Glacier
Date Collected1984-07-12
114536 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Southeast Lyell Glacier
Date Collected1984-07-27
114308 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hinton
Date Collected2005-06-17
118482 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains
Date Collected2007-06-20
118484 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2007-08-13
118483 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2007-06-21
118485 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2007-07-11
119801 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2008-06-26
119800 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Thompson Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected2008-06-25
129692 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park
Date Collected1982-07-13
134763 - Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide
Date Collected2011-07-09