Salix argyrocarpa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. argyrocarpa
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Salix argyrocarpa is a species of willow native to northeastern North America.[2]
Description
[edit]Salix argyrocarpa grows as a shrub[3] and can sometimes form clones by layering.[4] The branches are red to brown in color with little to no hair.[4] The leaves generally lack functioning stipules and are narrow and elliptic, oblong, or oblanceolate in shape, measuring 25–65 by 7–15 millimetres (0.98 in–2.56 in × 0.28 in–0.59 in).[4] The catkins flower in June to early August as the leaves emerge, and the capsules measure 2–4 millimetres (0.079–0.157 in).[4]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]Salix argyrocarpa grows naturally in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut (on the Belcher Islands[4]), Maine, and New Hampshire.[2] It inhabits wet areas, including floodplains, edges of lakes and streams, and snowbeds, as well as subarctic and subalpine habitats.[4] It prefers granitic, sandstone, and limestone soils.[4]
Hybridization
[edit]The species hybridizes naturally with Salix herbacea, S. pedicellaris, and S. planifolia.[4]
Names
[edit]Common names include Labrador willow[5][6] and Northern willow.[1] The plant also has several taxonomic synonyms.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Salix argyrocarpa | Northern Willow". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Salix argyrocarpa Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Salix argyrocarpa Andersson". USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Salix argyrocarpa in Flora of North America". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Labrador Willow - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Salix argyrocarpa Andersson". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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