Salix reticulata L.

vernacular netleaf willow — species · Salicaceae

USDA: SARE2
GBIF: 5372693
Rank: species

netleaf willow (Salix reticulata) — Platephotograph · Andy FyonCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Salicaceae Mirb.
Genus: Salix

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native

§2b

County-level range

· 21 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 21 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -62 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 47 min.
Precipitation: 4–120 in/yr
pH range: 4.2–8.5
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 0.2 ft
Height @ 20 y: 0 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Purple
Fruit colour: Red
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Early Summer
Seed abundance: High
Spread rate: Rapid
Stratify: Yes
Propagation: seed, cuttings, container, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Low
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 21 counties across 1 state.

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/SARE2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/5372693 ↗

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