| Arctic willow
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| Arctic willow in Glacier National Park
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Rosids
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| Order:
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Malpighiales
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| Family:
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Salicaceae
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| Genus:
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Salix
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| Species:
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S. arctica
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| Binomial name
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Salix arctica
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| North American territories
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| Synonyms
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- Salix anglorum Cham.
- Salix anglorum var. araioclada C.K.Schneid.
- Salix arctica var. antiplasta (C.K.Schneid.) Fernald
- Salix arctica var. araioclada (C.K.Schneid.) Raup
- Salix arctica var. brownei Andersson
- Salix arctica var. kophophylla (C.K.Schneid.) Polunin
- Salix arctica var. pallasii (Andersson) Kurtz
- Salix brownei Lundstr.
- Salix brownii Bebb
- Salix diplodictya Trautv.
- Salix ehlei Flod.
- Salix pallasii Andersson
- Salix taimyrensis Trautv.
- Salix tortulosa Trautv.
- Salix crassijulis Trautv.
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Salix arctica, the Arctic willow, is a tiny creeping willow (family Salicaceae). It is adapted to survive in Arctic conditions, specifically tundras.