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Salix lemmonii
Salix lemmonii Bebb
Lemmon's Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix austinae, Salix lemmonii var. austinae, Salix lemmonii var. macrostachya, Salix lemmonii var. melanopsis, Salix lemmonii var. sphaerostachya
USDA Symbol: SALE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Streams, lakeshores, wet meadows, springs, old burns in subalpine conifer forests, sandy, granite substrates.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salix lemmonii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix lemmonii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix lemmonii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR