Taxon: Salix reticulata L. subsp. nivalis (Hook.) Á. Löve et al.

Summary

Genus:

Salix

Family:

Salicaceae

Nomen number:

406592

Place of publication:

Arctic Alpine Res. 3:146. 1971

Verified:

10/18/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Salix reticulata L. (0 active accession[s])
Salix reticulata L. subsp. reticulata (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Salix nivalis Hook.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salix saximontana Rydb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Argus, G. W. 1997. Notes on the taxonomy and distribution of California Salix. Madroño 44:129. Note: = Salix nivalis Hook.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Salix nivalis
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = var. nivalis

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	snow willow			1	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Salix nivalis

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = var. nivalis
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = var. nivalis
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.w.), British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.), Nevada (n.), Utah]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = var. nivalis

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Salix nivalis	Newsholme, C. 1992. Willows, the genus Salix

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=406592. Accessed 17 April 2026.