Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salix brachycarpa Nutt. ssp. brachycarpa

(not an active name)

Short fruited willow

Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa


	Plant Range Observation Search ~25 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Salix brachycarpa
Genus:	Salix
Family:	Salicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

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JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa

Information about Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SABRB7) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/07/2025).