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Salicaceae

Littletree willow

Salix arbusculoides Andersson

Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
小树柳
English
Littletree willow
Icelandic
Lækjarvíðir
Persian
بید درختچهای

Synonyms

  • Salix arbusculoides f. arbusculoides
  • Salix arbusculoides f. puberula Andersson
  • Salix humillima Andersson
  • Salix humillima var. puberula (Andersson) Andersson
  • Salix saskatchavana Seemen

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.