Introductory
SPECIES: Salix serissima | Fall Willow 



ABBREVIATION : 
SALSER

SYNONYMS : 
   Salix arguta Anderss. var. alpigena Anderss.
   Salix lucida Muhl. var. serissima Bailey


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SASE2


COMMON NAMES : 
   fall willow
   autumn willow


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of fall willow is Salix serissima
(Bailey) Fern.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Fall willow is rare in Glacier National Park and Montana where it is at
the edge of its range [10].  Disjunct populations occur in South Dakota.
Fall willow's South Dakota Heritage Status code is A(d), i.e.,
critically rare--in danger of extirpation in the state; very rare or
habitat seriously threatened (disjunct) [18].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams/October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Salix serissima. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Salix serissima | Fall Willow