Salicaceae FAMILY

Salix fuscescens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix fuscescens is a deciduous shrub with decumbent or trailing branches; it can grow from 15 - 55cm tall, the stems rooting where they touch the ground to form clumps of growth[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It can be used in soil stabilization and wildlife restoration projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern Asia - west Siberia to the Russian Far East, Japan and Korea; northern N. America - Alaska to Nunavut and northern Manitoba

HabitatBogs, treed bogs, sedge fens, poorly drained lake shores, wet tundra, silt or fine sandy-gravel substrates; at elevations from 50 - 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].