in British Columbia for this plant is: June ↔ July.
NECTAR PRODUCTION:
No data
SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:
Minor
General distribution:
In northern Canada shortfruit willow is distributed from the Yukon Territory to adjacent British Columbia and east to the Hudson Bay. In the contiguous United States shortfruit willow occurs from the Canadian border southward in the cordilleras to Utah and Colorado.
Map of distribution and habitat in Canada
This plant is present in at least 17 states/provinces in this country.
Botanical description:
Shortfruit willow is a much-branched, low-growing, and often prostrate shrub typically between 1 and 3 feet (0.3-0.9 m) tall. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants in 0.7- to 2-inch-long (1.5-5 cm) catkins that persist throughout the summer and often through the following winter. The fruit is a two-valved capsule.
Seasonal development:
Shortfruit willow flowers in June and July and the seed is dispersed in July and August.
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