Salix sitchensis
| Salix sitchensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. sitchensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
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| Synonyms | |
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Salix coulteri | |
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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
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Databases
[edit]- Salix sitchensis in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Salix sitchensis". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- "Salix sitchensis". Plants for a Future.
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