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Beak Willow

The Salix Bebbiana is commonly known as Beak Willow, Beaked Willow, Bebb Willow, Chaton, Diamond Willow, Long-beaked Willow, Petit Minou, as well as Smooth Bebb Willow

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Growing Regions

Bebb willow occurs from Newfoundland west to Hudson Bay and across Canada to the Yukon Territory and interior Alaska. It extends south to southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, the mountains of Washington, central California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming, through western Nebraska, Montana, and south and east from North Dakota and South Dakota to the northeastern United States [2,26,43,45].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name for Bebb willow is Salix bebbiana Sarg. Recognized varieties are as follows [2,5,26,45]: S. bebbiana var. bebbiana S. bebbiana var. penrostrata (Rydb.) Schneid. S. bebbiana var. depilis (Rays) S. bebbiana var. projecta (Fern.) Schneid. S. bebbiana var. capreifolia (Fern.) Fern. S. bebbiana var. luxerians (Fern.) Fern.

Bebb willow can dominate or codominate early seral willow communities
along riverbanks, streambanks, overflow channels, and seeps
[4,18,27,31,37].  Published classifications describing Bebb willow as a
dominant or codominant in community types (cts) or habitat types (hts)
are listed below:

Area                 Classification               Authority

nw MT                Riparian cts                 Boggs & others 1990
sw MT                Riparian hts                 Hansen & others 1989
c & e MT             Riparian & wetland cts       Hansen & others 1990
Utah & se ID         Riparian cts                 Padgett & others 1989
s Utah               Riparian cts                 Padgett & others 1986
AZ & NM              Riparian & scrubland cts     Szaro 1990

Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Tesky, Julie L. 1992. Salix bebbiana. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.

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