Taxon:  Salix glauca L.



Summary
Genus:
Salix
Family:
Salicaceae
Nomen number:
32714
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1019.  1753
Verified:
11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salix villosa D. Don ex Hook.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Argus, G. W. 1973. The genus Salix in Alaska and the Yukon. Publ. Bot. (Ottawa) 2:95-103.
  3. Dorn, R. D. 1977. Willows of the Rocky Mountain states. Rhodora 79:411.
  4. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  9. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  10. Newsholme, C. 1992. Willows, the genus Salix
  11. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishArctic gray willow  1Newsholme, C. 1992. Willows, the genus Salix
Swedishripvide  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij 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 Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partn. & e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland n.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColoradow. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdahoe.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontanaw. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexicon.Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska  
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Amur, Magadanskaja oblast']
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (n.), Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n. & e.)]
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, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (w.), Idaho (e.), Montana (w.), Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (n.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  3. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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=32714. Accessed 14 April 2026.