Taxon:  Salix arctica Pall.



Summary
Genus:
Salix
Family:
Salicaceae
Nomen number:
102715
Place of publication:
Fl. ross. 1(2):86.  1789 ("1788")
Verified:
08/04/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Salix arctica Pall. var. arctica

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salix anglorum Cham.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Argus, G. W. 1973. The genus Salix in Alaska and the Yukon. Publ. Bot. (Ottawa) 2:80-85.
  3. Argus, G. W. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  4. Dorn, R. D. 1977. Willows of the Rocky Mountain states. Rhodora 79:412.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  11. Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
  12. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  13. Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishArctic willow  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishtundra willow  1Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationJamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationSverdlovsk Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTaymyr Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationArkhangelskNovaya ZemlyaTolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationNeneckij avtonomnyj okrug Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationPerm Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSvalbard and Jan Mayen  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaNunavut FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Chelyabinsk, Hanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Sverdlovsk, Taymyr, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast']
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Iceland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk (Novaya Zemlya), Murmansk, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Perm]
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  3. Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic.
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentaldoesn't survive well outside arcticArgus, G. W. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102715. Accessed 15 April 2026.