Salix pellita

Salix pellita

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Salix pellita is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Saliceae
Genus: Salix
Subgenus: Salix subg. Vetrix
Sectio: S. sect. Arbuscella
Species: Salix pellita

Name

Salix pellita (Andersson) Bebb, Bot. Gaz. 16: 106 (1891).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Salix chlorophylla var. pellita (Andersson) Andersson, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 244 (1868).
  • Salix chlorophylla pellita Andersson, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 6(1): 139 (1867).
• Heterotypic
  • Salix pellita f. psila C.K.Schneid., J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 83 (1919).
  • Salix sericocarpa Buser, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 1: 682 (1940), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec. Western Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Northeastern U.S.A. Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin. North-Central U.S.A. Minnesota. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Argus, G.W. 2010. Salix. Pp. 23 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. 797 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-531822-7. efloras FNA WebsiteReference page. 

• Stritch, L. 2018. Salix pellita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T126590319A126591100.en..

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Salix pellita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Salix pellita. Published online. Accessed: 8 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Salix pellita. Accessed: Dec 8 2025. Reference page. 

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