A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Last updated 2/10/2024 by David Giblin.
Salix nivalis Hook.[FNA7, HC, HC2]
dwarf snow willow
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 152. 1838.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA7: "Because geographic overlap is small and evidence of intergradation is tenuous, Salix nivalis is best treated as a species separate from S. reticulata; S. nivalis was previously treated as a subspecies of S. reticulata (G. W. Argus 1986b, 1991)."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Salix nivalis Hook. var. nivalis[HC]
Salix nivalis Hook. var. saximontana (Rydb.) C.K. Schneid.[HC]
Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) Á. Löve, D. Löve & B.M. Kapoor
Salix reticulata L. var. nana Andersson
Salix reticulata L. var. nivalis (Hook.) Andersson
Salix reticulata L. var. saximontana (Rydb.) Kelso
