| Salix brachycarpa Nutt. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Nutt., N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 69 (1842). Holotype (BM): U.S.A.: Idaho, Bear Springs encampment, Bear River, Rocky Mountains, 1834, leg. T. Nuttall. |
| Notes | Argus (2010) also accepted a var. psammophila Raup from Saskatchewan. Argus: Salix brachycarpa enters the Arctic only along the coast of Hudson Bay in Manitoba and Ontario and on the Quebec coast of James Bay from about 54N to Pte. Louis-XIV. Argus and Skvortsov: Reports from Asia are referable to S. niphoclada. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 38 (2x). - Canada. - At least three reports. (2) 40 (2x). - Canada, U.S.A.? - Argus (1965); Gervais et al. (1999). The reports of 2n = 40 are interesting. This number may be aneuploid or may represent a different base number (x = 20). |
| Geography | North American (N): CAN. |
| Distribution | N = F E = R CC = r HL = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Salix L. |
| PAF ID | 580215 |