Arctic Willow

Salix arctica Pall. - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Arctic Willow: Boloria titania, Clossiana frigga, Clossiana titania, Colias hecla, Colias nastes, Gynaephora groenlandica, Gynaephora rossii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Washington
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.