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Salix fuscescens (Alaska bog willow)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Salix fuscescens is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common name Alaska bog willow. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs throughout much of Alaska and across northern Canada. It is also present in Eurasia. This plant grows in spruce-fir ecosystems, such as coniferous bogs. It can be found on tundra, in swamps, and on riverbanks. It often occurs with many other species of willows.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Year Round
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Year Round
Growth Period [1]  Year Round
Hazards [1]  Slight Toxicity
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Shape/Orientation [1]  Irregular
Structure [2]  Shrub
Flower Color [1]  Purple
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Height [1]  20 feet (6.1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Predators

Phyllonorycter pastorella[3]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0