Northern Willow

Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Northern Willow: Clossiana chariclea, Clossiana titania, Gynaephora rossii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Maine
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
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.