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Arctic Willow
Arctic Willow
Salix arctica
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100+ yrs
Size
Tiny
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arctic tundra
Range
Arctic
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

A tiny creeping willow that hugs Arctic and alpine tundra, growing just a few centimetres tall despite surviving for over a century. Its silky, upright catkins emerge through late spring snow, making it one of the earliest bloomers at the roof of the world.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix
Species
Salix arctica