Salix vestita
Salix vestita, the rock willow, is a small shrub in the willow genus (Salix).[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. vestita |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix vestita Pursh | |
Range
Salix vestita is an ancient species, found on both sides of the Bering Strait. Its distribution includes a series of isolated, disjunct populations in Central Siberia, the northern Rocky Mountains, the west coast of Hudson Bay, and the northeastern arctic and subarctic. Occurrence in Nunavut is on Akpatok Island in Ungava Bay and on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. It may be extirpated in Washington.[5]
References
- "Salix vestita in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- Webmaster, David Ratz. "Rock Willow - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- "Home". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- "Salix vestita in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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