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| Male catkins of Salix lucida lasiandra | |
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| Species: | S. lucida
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| Subspecies: | var. lasiandra
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| Salix lucida lasiandra | |
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| Natural range of Salix lucida subsp. lucida (green) subsp. lasiandra (blue) | |
Salix lucida lasiandra Pacific willow, is a subspecies of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats.[1][2][3] Salix lasiandra, Salix lucida var. macrophylla S. l. lasiandra (Benth.) E.Murray (syn. S. lasiandra Benth.) - Pacific willow, Alaska east to Northwest Territory, and south to California and New Mexico
It is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 4–11 m (13–36 ft) tall. The shoots are greenish-brown to grey-brown. The leaves are narrow elliptic to lanceolate, 4–17 cm long and 1-3.5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, usually glaucous green below, hairless or thinly hairy. The flowers are yellow catkins 1–9 cm long, produced in late spring after the leaves emerge.[2][3][4]
The subspecies are:[1][2][3]
- S. l. caudata (Nutt.) E.Murray - whiplash willow, interior western North America from eastern British Columbia south to eastern California and Nevada, included in S. l. lasiandra by some authors.
References
edit- ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network: Salix lucida
- ^ a b c Jepson Flora: Salix lucida
- ^ a b c Plants of British Columbia: Salix lucida
- ^ Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Salix lucida
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