Salix bonplandiana (Bonpland willow), (, sauce, ahujote, and huejote),City trees, (www.jornada.unam.mx) is a perennial species of willow tree native to southern and southwest Mexico and extending into central Guatemala; in western Mexico it is a tree of the Sierra Madre Occidental cordillera, but also occurring in other small locales, for example Baja California Sur, northern Sonora, San Luis Potosi, etc. A core disjunct area occurs in central and southeast Arizona, in advantageous locales, especially associated with higher elevations and water.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 12.17 m · USDA: 9.14 m · TRY: 15.24 m
Life cycle & reproduction22
Bloom periodWinter
Coppice potentialNo
Deciduousnessdeciduous
Dispersal typewind
Flower colouryellow
Flower conspicuousNo
Growth rate USDARapid
Life formshrub or tree
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryShort
Propagated by bare rootNo
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerNo
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedNo
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsNo
Propagated by tubersNo
Resprout abilityNo
Seed spread rateRapid
Vegetative spread rateSlow
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment22
Active growth periodSpring
Adapted to coarse textured soilsNo
Adapted to fine textured soilsNo
Adapted to medium textured soilsNo
Aquaticaquatic
BloatNone
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorYellow-Green
Foliage porosity summerModerate
Foliage porosity winterPorous
Foliage textureMedium
Fruit colouryellow
Growth formtree
Growth form USDAMultiple Stem
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Shape and orientationRounded
Small grainNo
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry14
Anaerobic toleranceLow
Caco3 toleranceLow
Cold stratification requiredNo
Fire resistantNo
Frost free days min207 days
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max33 in
Precipitation min8 in
Salinity toleranceNone
Shade toleranceLow
Soil pH max8.5 pH
Soil pH min6 pH
Temperature min30 °F
Uses & economy12
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Fodder productNo
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productNo
Palatable browse animalLow
Palatable graze animalLow
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceHigh
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Height at 20yr15.24 m
Planting density max640 per acre
Planting density min320 per acre
05DNA & barcoding4 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Salix bonplandiana has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens4
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK4★rbcL4★rbcLa★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 774 records
Wild obs. + sensor306
Museum / vouchered1 400
Other68
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO4 112 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km
≤100 m 154≤1 km 51≤10 km 8>10 km 2
215 georeferenced · 91 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor306
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 645≤1 km 73≤10 km 98>10 km 7
823 georeferenced · 577 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 400
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions51 of 72 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Durango, MX
203
Mexico City, MX
144
Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record
111
Mexico City, MX
104
Chicago, US
99
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
87
CASlocation not on record
73
Saint Louis, US
47
Austin, US
46
ASUlocation not on record
36
San Diego, US
28
Chapingo, MX
27
Claremont, US
25
Juriquilla, MX
25
Phoenix, US
25
San Francisco, US
23
Hermosillo, MX
23
Riverside, US
21
Bronx, US
18
Austin, US
15
Puebla, MX
15
South Kensington, GB
15
Guasave, MX
15
Flagstaff, US
15
Autlán de Navarro, MX
9
Madison, US
9
La Paz, MX
8
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
7
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
7
Guatemala City, GT
7
Tlalnepantla, MX
7
Mexico City, MX
6
Anchorage, US
6
Ciudad de México, MX
6
Tampa, US
5
EL PASO, US
5
Culiacán, MX
5
Ann Arbor, US
4
Santa Barbara, US
4
Toluca, MX
4
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
4
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
4
MEXUlocation not on record
4
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
3
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
3
Wlocation not on record
3
Calabar, NG
3
Zacatecas, MX
3
WTUlocation not on record
2
Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record
2
Los Angeles, US
2
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
Ensenada, MX
2
Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record
1
Montecillo, Texcoco, MX
1
Morelia, MX
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Paris, FR
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
BMlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
1
Lubbock, US
1
Moscow, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
University of Nevadalocation not on record
1
GB
1
Kew, GB
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahualocation not on record
1
72 institutions · 1 396 of 1 400 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Salix bonplandiana was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median17.2 °C 16.1–18.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter8.80 °C
Max temp (day)22.0 °C 20.9–23.1
Min temp (night)11.7 °C 10.5–12.9
Precipitation74.7 mm/mo 56.2–93.2
Air humidity60.0 % 59.9–60.2
Moisture balance-45.7 mm/mo -62.3–-29.0
Vapour deficit791 Pa 726–857
Wind speed2.60 m/s 2.30–2.90
Cloud cover22.7 % 18.2–27.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 774 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗