Participant Info

Species

Salix bebbiana [Salix perrostrata] [Salix rostrata]

Family

Salicaceae

CommonName

Bebb's willow

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Elwood, La Veta

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Del Norte, by side channel of Rio Grande, south side of river 22 May 2020

Comments

Bebb's willow is a common stream-side and forest-opening willow found in the lower montane all around the Valley. It is not recorded from the Culebras, but often in the Cristos of northern New Mexico (note that Kittel (2023) has verified it from Costilla Co; i.e., the Culebras). It is found across the northern third of the USA, as well as in all Western states, although it is scarce in the Sierras and Cascades. In the Southern Rockies it follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the border with Texas.

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