Salix nivalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salix nivalis Hook.

Snow willow

2020 David Greenberger

2009 Steve Matson

2019 Talila Golan

Salix nivalis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~71 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Salix nivalis var. saximontana
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis
PLANTS	Salix reticulata var. nana
PLANTS	Salix reticulata var. nivalis
PLANTS	Salix reticulata var. saximontana
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Information about Salix nivalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SANI8) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).