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Salix sitchensis

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Salix sitchensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. sitchensis
Binomial name
Salix sitchensis
Sanson ex Bong.
Synonyms

Salix coulteri
Salix cuneata

Salix sitchensis is a species of willow known by the common name Sitka willow.

It is native to northwestern North America from Alaska to northern California to Montana.

It is a common to abundant plant in many types of coastal and inland wetland habitat, such as marshes, riverbanks, swamps, coastal sand dunes, and mountain springs.

Description

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Salix sitchensis is variable in appearance, taking the form of a bushy shrub or an erect tree up to 8 m (26 ft) tall. The leaves are up to 12 cm long, lance-shaped or oval with pointed tips, smooth-edged or toothed, often with the edges rolled under. The undersides are hairy to woolly in texture, and the upper surfaces are mostly hairless and dark green.

The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, slender or short and stout. Male catkins are up to 6 cm long and female catkins are longer, sometimes exceeding 10 cm as the fruits develop. The bloom period is March in California.

Natural distribution range.

References

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  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Salix sitchensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T126590674A126591125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T126590674A126591125.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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