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§1 Plant

Salix brachycarpa Nutt.

vernacular shortfruit willow — species · Salicaceae

USDA
SABR
GBIF
5372878
Rank
species
shortfruit willow (Salix brachycarpa)
Platephotograph · Terry MCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Salicaceae Mirb.
Genus
Salix
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 73 counties across 9 states/territories
Legend Native · 73 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Salinity
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-21 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
14–90 in/yr
pH range
4.8–8
Root depth
12 in min.
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Lifespan
Short
Mature height
3.6 ft
Height @ 20 y
4 ft
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
Slight
§3d

Reproduction

Stratify
No
Propagation
cuttings
§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 73 counties across 9 states/territories.

California view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 29 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 7 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SABR ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5372878 ↗

Record version

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