Salix amygdaloides Andersson
peach-leaf willow (peachleaf willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
peach-leaf willow (peachleaf willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Introduction
This is a deciduous species of wetland tree.
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Species Information
General:
Trees, 4-20 m tall, not colonial; branches erect, somewhat brittle at base; twigs yellowish to brown, smooth; bud scale margins free and overlapping.
Leaves:
Alternate, simple; very narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 5.5-13 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, lower surface glaucous, smooth, upper surface dull, smooth or hairy, margins toothed, bases pointed to rounded, tips tapered or long tapering to a tail-like tip; leaf stalks with or without glandular dots at top, stipules rudimentary or leaflike on vigorous shoots.
Flowers:
Unisexual, lacking sepals and petals; borne in catkins which flower as leaves emerge, the catkins slender, on leafy twigs; floral bracts pale, hairs wavy, female bracts deciduous; stamens 3-7; ovaries 1, smooth; styles 0.2-0.4 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules which split open to release the seeds, each of which is surrounded by a tuft of hairs; stalks 1.4-3.2 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Salix amygdaloides
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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| Elevation
(metres) |
1062 | 390 | 2040 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
5 | 0 | 38 |
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Aspect (degrees) |
84 | 26 | 320 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 2 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
17 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
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All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(1), ESSF(4), ICH(1), IDF(1), PP(2), SBS(5) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic floodplains and lakeshores in the steppe zone; rare in SC BC; E to PQ and S to PA, IN, MO, TX, NM, AZ, NV and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Salix amygdaloides var. wrightii (Anderss.) Schneid.
Salix nigra var. amygdaloides (Anderss.) Anderss.
Salix nigra var. wrightii (Anderss.) Anderss.
Salix wrightii Anderss.