Calflora Taxon Report
Salix nivalis  Hook.
Snow willow
Salix nivalis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~69 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSSalix nivalis var. saximontana
JEF + CNPS + PLANTSSalix reticulata ssp. nivalis
PLANTSSalix reticulata var. nana
PLANTSSalix reticulata var. nivalis
PLANTSSalix reticulata var. saximontana
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Information about Salix nivalis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (SANI8)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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