Community Ecology of Salix reticulata

Salix reticulata can be found in the following landcover classes and plant associations. For more information on each class or association, follow the links generated below. To learn how classes and associations are determined, visit the Plant Communities page.

Landcover Class	Plant Associations
Broadleaf Forest	Populus balsamifera, Salix alaxensis, Salix planifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Arctostaphylos rubra, Senecio lugens, Hylocomium splendens
Dwarf Shrub	Dryas octopetala, Cassiope tetragona, Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix reticulata, Salix arctica, feathermoss, Stereocaulon species Salix brachycarpa, Dryas octopetala, Salix reticulata, Cassiope tetragona, feathermoss Salix glauca, Salix reticulata, Festuca altaica, Dryas octopetala Salix reticulata, Carex membranacea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Dryas integrifolia, Sphagnum species
Low Shrub Birch-Ericaceous-Willow	Carex microglochin, Salix reticulata, Juncus castaneus, Hedysarum alpinum, Potentilla fruticosa, Sphagnum species Salix glauca, Shepherdia canadensis, Vaccinium uliginosum, Dryas integrifolia, Saxifraga tricuspidata, Polytrichium commune Vaccinium uliginosum, Betula nana, Salix arctica, Salix reticulata, Ledum decumbens, Dryas octopetala, feathermoss
Open-Woodland Spruce Forest	Picea glauca, Potentilla fruticosa, Salix planifolia, Festuca altaica, Bryales, Stereocaulon species Picea glauca, Salix glauca, Salix reticulata, Arctagrostis latifolia, feathermoss, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia amaurocrea Picea glauca, Salix planifolia, Vaccinium uliginosum, Arctostaphylos rubra, Hedysarum alpinum, Hylocomium splendens Picea glauca, Salix planifolia, Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum nigrum, Hylocomium splendens
Willow Shrub	Salix alaxensis, Alnus crispa, Salix arbusculoides, Artemisia tilesii Salix alaxensis, Betula nana, Festuca altaica, Salix reticulata, Dryas integrifolia Salix alaxensis, Salix barclayi, Shepherdia canadensis, Epilobium angustifolium Salix alaxensis, Shepherdia canadensis, Dryas octopetala, Arctostaphylos rubra Salix lanata/Calamagrostis canadensis plant association (Richardson willow/Bluejoint) Salix planifolia /Carex bigelowii plant association (Diamondleaf willow /Carex bigelowii)