Salix brachycarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salix brachycarpa Nutt.

Shortfruit willow

2016 Trent M. Draper (var. brachycarpa)

1979 Dean Wm. Taylor (ssp. brachycarpa)

Salix brachycarpa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (34 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. brachycarpa
Genus:	Salix
Family:	Salicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

More information about Salix brachycarpa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SABR) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/05/2022).