Salix alaxensis

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderMalpighiales
5. FamilySalicaceae

Native toAlaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Buryatiya, Kamchatka, Magadan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Yakutiya

Observations recorded3,796

More info for the terms: adventitious, capsule, density, fruit, seed, shrub, treeThis description covers characteristics that may be relevant to fire ecology and is not meant for identification. Keys for identification are available (e.g., [17,52,70,97,113,141]).Morphology: Feltleaf willow is a tree or shrub 2 to 33 feet (0.5-10 m) tall [17,52,89,97,141]. It typically grows in clumps of 5 to 20 stems [51]. Branches are typically erect, but in exposed High Arctic and alpine sites feltleaf willow may have a prostrate or semiprostrate form [17,76,141]. Trunks may be 4 to 7 inches (10-18 cm) in diameter [141]. Heavy browsing commonly hedges feltleaf willows [20,75,125]. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, and simple. They are 2.0 to 4.3 inches (5-11 cm) long and 0.4 to 1.6 inches (1-4 cm) wide [52,76,141]. The inflorescence is a catkin. Male catkins are 1.2 to 2.0 inches (3-5 cm) long, and female catkins are 2.0 to 5.9 (5-15 cm) long [97]. The fruit is a capsule, which splits open to release the seeds. A tuft of hairs plumes each seed [76]. Willow roots are typically shallow [69]. Feltleaf willow sometimes forms adventitious roots [78]. Stand structure: Feltleaf willow stands are open to