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Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix interior

Salix interior

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix interior is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing from a vigorous, spreading, rhizomatous rootstock; it can produce a thicket of stems 3 - 9 metres tall[ 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. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. Salix intieror is a widespread species, it is considered stable and the threats to this species are unknown. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Northwest Territories & Quebec, south through British Columbia & Wyoming to northwest Mexico, Texas, Missisippi & Virginia
HabitatForming thickets on sandy to silty flood plains, margins of lakes, ponds, and prairie sloughs, dry prairie sand hills, marshes, disturbed areas; at elevations up to 1,800 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. ].