familySalicaceae
genusSalix
subgenusSalix subg. Chamaetia
sectionSalix sect. Ovalifoliae
speciesSalix ovalifolia
Salix ovalifolia var. arctolitoralis
Canad. J. Bot. 47: 795. 1969.
Basionym: Salix arctolitoralis Hultén
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 77.
Revision as of 17:59, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaves: petiole 4–16 mm; largest medial blade narrowly to broadly elliptic or obovate, 25–46 × 10–20 mm, 1.6–3.4 times as long as wide, base convex, apex convex, acute, acuminate, or rounded, abaxial surface glabrous, sparsely pubescent, or pilose. Catkins: staminate 23–46 × 8–11 mm, flowering branchlet 3–24 mm; pistillate stout to subglobose, 28–48 × 10–28 mm, flowering branchlet 5–22 mm. Staminate flowers: abaxial nectary 0.8–1.1 mm, adaxial nectary 0.7–1.1 mm, nectaries connate and cup-shaped. Pistillate flowers: abaxial nectary absent, adaxial nectary ovate, 0.5–1.9 mm; stipe 0.2–1.4 mm; ovary often glaucous, glabrous. Capsules 5.2–9.6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering early Jul-late Aug.
Habitat: Arctic, coastal beach ridges, sand spits, tundra meadows
Elevation: 10-30 m
Distribution
N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska.
Discussion
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