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Salix uva-ursi
Salix uva-ursi, commonly known as bearberry willow, saule raisin-d'ours in French, and Uqaujaq (ᐅᖃᐅᔭᖅ) in Inuktitut, is a species of dwarf shrub in the willow family Salicaceae. It is endemic to arctic and alpine regions of northeastern North America. The specific epithet uva-ursi was given to the species by the describing botanist Frederick Pursh, who noted that its habit and leaves resembled those of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
S. uva-ursi is restricted to arctic, sub-arctic, and alpine regions of northeastern North America. It is found in western Greenland; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; and Nunavut, Nunavik, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia in Canada. At the southern extent of its range, small populations grow in the high peaks of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It may be found at elevations from near sea-level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). A fossilized leaf collected from Butler County, Ohio, identified as S. uva-ursi, indicates that the species once had a much wider distribution in North America.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
