Salicaceae
Salix

Salix herbacea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1018 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic & Subalpine Europe, Subarctic American. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Québec, Romania, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Skvortsov, A.K. (1999). Willows of Russia and Adjacent Countries: 1-307. University of Joensuu.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea 1: 53-66. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea 1: 53-66. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 2005 Gander, H. [s.n.] Austria K000906936 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Sadler, J. [s.n.] K000906933 Type Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR61] United Kingdom K001768289 Yes
Linton, R. [110] United Kingdom K000906937 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K000906935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edward, F.; Linton, R. [111] United Kingdom K000906938 Unknown Type Material Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Austria K001634119 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Austria K001634110 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images