Meadow Willow (slender willow)

Salix petiolaris (Salix gracilis)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
PDSAL02280
Common Name: 
Meadow Willow (slender willow)
Scientific Name: 
Salix petiolaris (Salix gracilis)
Synonyms: 
Salix gracilis
Naming References: 
B002
W018
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Vascular Plant
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Magnoliophyta
Class: 
Dicotyledoneae
Order: 
Malpighiales (Salicales)
Family: 
Salicaceae
References: 
B002
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

early age
References: 
B002

Economic/Human Considerations

heavily browsed by deer
References: 
B002
Habitat
wet sites and jack pine sand plains
References: 
B002
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Boreal Plains
References: 
B003
H155

Distribution

5% (A141) (northern BC, common in southern Canada)
Score: 
F
References: 
B002
A141

Number of Occurrences

DAO-7; CAN-6Canadian Museum of Nature records=CAN; Agriculture Canada, Ottawa = DAO; some duplication of records likely exists (H155).17 records/10 locations in VirtHerb
Score: 
BC
References: 
H155

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Restricted distribution in two ecozones along the Slave and upper Mackenzie Rivers (H155).
S Rank: 
S4
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted as sensitive by E. Haber in 2004 (H155).; Reviewed in 2010, no change.; Reviewed in 2015 by Marilyn Anions; modified from sensitive to secure (more sites)
Last Updated: 
July 7, 2015

References

Age Of Maturity

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return

Economic Status

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return

Ecozones

  • Porsild AE, and Cody WJ (1980) Vascular Plants of Continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museums of Canada RWED Library Call #QK203.N7P6http://ia601004.us.archive.org/22/items/vascularplantsof00pors/vascularplantsof00pors.pdf - B003 Return
  • Erich Haber (2004) Personal Communication- email to B. Dunne on 10/26/2004 with dicot1.. Email archive - H155 Return

Habitat

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return

Naming

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return
  • NatureServe: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. (2001) Version 1.4 . Arlington, Virginia, USA: Association for Biodiversity Information.. Available: http://www.natureserve.org/. (Accessed: June 29, 2001 - W018 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Erich Haber (2004) Personal Communication- email to B. Dunne on 10/26/2004 with dicot1.. Email archive - H155 Return

Range Extent

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return
  • Argus, G. W. (2007) SALIX (SALICACEAE) DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND A SYNOPSIS OF THEIR CLASSIFICATION IN NORTH AMERICA, NORTH OF MEXICO. Harvard Papers in Botany 12 (2): 335-368 http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/willow/ - A141 Return

Taxonomy

  • Farrar JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited RWED Library Call #QK475.F3 - B002 Return