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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Salix hookeriana
Hooker's willow


 
Scientific Name: Salix hookeriana Barratt ex Hook.
English Name: Hooker's willow
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: SALIHOO
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Salicales Salicaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Oct 2015)
Provincial Status: S5 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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General Status Canada: 4 - Secure (2010)
   
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Global Habitat Comments: Marshes and beach ridges of coast.
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Global Range Comment: Southern Alaska to California.
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References and Related Literature
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Salix hookeriana. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Apr 3, 2026).