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Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix richardsonii

Salix richardsonii

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix richardsonii is an erect, much-branched deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow from 0.3 - 6.5 metres tall. It usually forms dense 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. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for basket making. Salix richardsonii has a large geographic range and stable population. 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 RangeNorthern N. America - Alaska and northern British Columbia, east to Nunavut and northern Manitoba; E. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern Siberia
HabitatArctic, subarctic, subalpine and boreal, stream terraces and floodplains, open forests, wet sedge meadows, fens, drumlin fields, gravel ridges, bogs, cliff ledges, snowbeds; at elevations up ro 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. ]