Salix hastata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. hastata
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Binomial name | |
Salix hastata | |
Synonyms | |
Salix walpolei |
Salix hastata is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, known by the common name halberd willow. It has an almost circumpolar distribution,[1] occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, most frequently found near the coast of the Arctic Ocean.[2] In Alaska, it occurs in the north and in the central mountains. It also occurs in northwestern Canada, and in Norway and Russia,[3] as well as various alpine or mountainous areas of Eurasia.[2]