Salix barclayi Andersson
Barclay's willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Barclay's willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Dioecious shrubs, 1-3 m tall, not colonial; branches erect, flexible at base; twigs yellow-green to red-brown, hairy or smooth.
Leaves:
Alternate, simple, oblong, elliptic or lance- to egg-shaped, 3-10 cm long, 1-5 cm wide, lower surface glaucous, smooth or sparsely long soft-hairy to nearly smooth, hairs white, upper surface shiny, smooth or sparsely long soft-hairy to nearly smooth, margins toothed, bases rounded, tips pointed to tapered; leaf stalks without glandular dots at top; stipules leaflike.
Flowers:
Unisexual, lacking sepals and petals, borne in catkins which flower as leaves emerge, the catkins stout, on leafy twigs; floral bracts dark, hairs straight to curly; stamens 2; ovaries 1, smooth; styles 0.6-2.5 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules which split open to release the seeds, each of which is surrounded by a tuft of hairs; stalks 0.4-1.5 mm long.
Notes:
Vegetative specimens of Salix barclayi are sometimes difficult to separate from S. richardsonii (see Table 3, page 60. This species hybridizes with S. arctica, S. commutata, S. richardsonii and S. stolonifera.
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
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Salix barclayi
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1350 | 32 | 2335 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
8 | 0 | 120 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
166 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
698 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(10), bafa(9), BWBS(51), CWH(3), ESSF(324), ICH(33), IDF(19), IMA(1), MH(17), MS(33), SBPS(13), SBS(94), SWB(62) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic thickets, fens, shores and forest openings from the steppe and montane to alpine zones; common throughout BC except Queen Charlotte Islands, rare on Vancouver Island; N to AK, S YT and W NT, E to AB and S to CO, ID and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Salix amelanchieroides L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. angustifolia (Andersson) Andersson ex C.K. Schneid.
Salix barclayi var. cochetopiana L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. commutata (Bebb) L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. conjuncta (Bebb) C.R. Ball ex C.K. Schneid.
Salix barclayi var. neomexicana (E.H. Kelso) L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. padophylla (Rydb.) L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. pseudomonticola (C.R. Ball) L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. resurrectionis L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. uncompahgre L. Kelso
Salix barclayi var. veritomonticola L. Kelso
Salix commutata var. denudata Bebb
Salix commutata var. mixta Piper
Salix commutata var. puberula Bebb
Salix commutata var. sericea Bebb
Salix conjuncta Bebb
Salix cordata var. crux-aureae L. Kelso
Salix cordata var. monticola (Bebb) L. Kelso
Salix dissymetrica L. Kelso
Salix hoyeriana Dieck
Salix monticola var. neomexicana E.H. Kelso
Salix padifolia Rydb., non Andersson
Salix padophylla Rydb.
Salix pseudomonticola var. padophylla (Rydb.) C.R. Ball
Salix pyrolifolia var. hoyeriana (Dieck) Dippel
Salix regelii Andersson
Salix sawatchicola L. Kelso