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Salix lutea

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Yellow Willow

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139726
Element CodePDSAL021S0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSalicales
FamilySalicaceae
GenusSalix
Synonyms
Salix eriocephala var. watsonii(Bebb) Dorn
Other Common Names
yellow willow (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 7, 2010) narrows the concept of Salix lutea by treating S. lutea var. famelica (= S. famelica; S. eriocephala var. famelica) as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-11
Change Date1996-09-11
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
MontanaS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
References (3)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  3. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.