Salix candida Flueggé ex Willd.
sage willow (hoary willow; sageleaf willow; sage-leaf willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
sage willow (hoary willow; sageleaf willow; sage-leaf willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Vince Poulin (Photo ID #25694)
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Species Information
General:
Dioecious shrubs, 0.3-1 m tall, layering; branches erect, flexible at base; twigs yellow- to grey-brown, densely hairy.
Leaves:
Alternate, simple, strap-shaped to lance-shaped, 4.7-10 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, lower surface glaucous, densely woolly, hairs white, upper surface dull or shiny, sparsely hairy or woolly, margins entire to toothed, bases and tips pointed; leaf stalks without glandular dots at top; stipules leaflike.
Flowers:
Unisexual, lacking sepals and petals, borne in catkins in which flowers emerge as leaves emerge, or just before them, the catkins stout, unstalked or on leafy twigs; floral bracts pale or dark, hairs straight; stamens 2; ovaries 1, hairy; styles 0.3-1.9 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules which split open to release the seeds, each of which is surrounded by a tuft of hairs; stalks 0.1-1.2 mm long.
Notes:
This species hybridizes with both S. myrtillifolia and S. petiolaris.
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
Flower Colour:
Green
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Spring to Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Salix candida
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 |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1032 | 7 | 2119 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
1 | 0 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
326 | 90 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 2 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
145 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), BWBS(12), ESSF(4), ICH(13), IDF(46), MS(25), SBPS(15), SBS(18), SWB(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet floodplains, shores, marl bogs, thickets and meadows in the montane zone; common in S BC in and E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, infrequent northward, absent in WC BC; N to E AK, S YT and S NT, E to NF and S to NJ, IL, PA, IN, IA, SD, CO, ID and WA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Salix candida var. denudata Andersson
Salix candida var. tomentosa Andersson
Salix candidula Nieuwl.