Salix glauca
Arctic Gray Willow, Arctic Grey Willow
Other regional names: Glaucous Willow +5 more
- Glaucous Willow
- Gray Willow
- Grayleaf Willow
- Grey Leaved Willow
- Grey Willow
- Smooth Willow
Also known as: Oisodix glauca (L.) Raf. +14 more
- Oisodix glauca (L.) Raf.
- Salix albida Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix amandae Andersson
- Salix cordifolia Hook.
- Salix elaeagnifolia J.Forbes
- Salix elaeagnoides Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix glauca var. appendiculata (Vahl) Wahlenb.
- Salix glauca var. densiflora Behm
- Salix glauca var. incana Gaudin
- Salix glauca var. latifolia Regel & Tiling
- Salix glauca var. subglabra Regel & Tiling
- Salix lapponum var. glauca (L.) Bolzon
- Salix macrocarpa Trautv.
- Salix melanolepis Trautv.
- Salix parvifolia Andersson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Salicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Salix glauca (commonly known as Arctic gray willow or Arctic Grey Willow) is a shrub belonging to the Salicaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Salix, which contains over 650 distinct species. There are naturally occurring botanical forms and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Føroyar, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms