Salix planifolia Pursh
plane-leaved willow (diamondleaf willow; tea-leaved willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
plane-leaved willow (diamondleaf willow; tea-leaved willow)
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Dioecious shrubs, 0.15-4 m tall, not colonial; branches erect or decumbent, flexible at base; twigs yellow- to red-brown, smooth or sparsely to moderately hairy.
Leaves:
Alternate, simple, narrowly oblong to elliptic or lance-shaped, 2-6.5 cm long, 0.5-2.3 cm wide, lower surface glaucous, smooth or sparsely silky, hairs white and rust-coloured, upper surface highly glossy, smooth or becoming so, margins entire or toothed, bases and tips pointed; leaf stalks without glandular dots at top; stipules absent, rudimentary, or leaflike.
Fruits:
Capsules which split open to release the seeds, each of which is surrounded by a tuft of hairs; stalks 0.3-0.8 mm long.
Notes:
The stipules of this species are usually rudimentary but sometimes appear as green or brownish leaflike lobes, 1-4.5 mm long and narrowly oblong or egg-shaped. They are sometimes persistent for 1 year. This species overlaps with and may intergrade with S. pulchra in N BC.
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: Green
Present from Spring to Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Salix planifolia
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) |
1247 | 60 | 2440 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
9 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
313 | 5 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
408 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SWB | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(35), BWBS(59), CWH(1), ESSF(61), ICH(12), IDF(22), MS(39), PP(2), SBPS(16), SBS(37), SWB(109) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet thickets, fens, swamps, forest openings, lake edges and stream banks in the montane and lower subalpine zones; common throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; N to AK, S YT and NT, E to NF and S to NH, ME, WI, MN, SD, NM, AZ and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Salix planifolia subsp. planifolia Pursh