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Salix hookeriana
Salix hookeriana Barratt ex Hook.
Dune Willow, Hooker Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi
USDA Symbol: SAHO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Shrub or small tree with many stems, broad, rounded crown, and leaves nearly half as wide as long.
Hooker Willow's relatively broad leaves aid in recognition. It is named after William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), a British botanist, in whose book the original description of this species was published. He was Director of Kew Gardens from 1841-1865, wrote “Flora boreali-americana”, and many other works. He was founder and editor of “Journal of Botany”.
The isolated Alaskan plants were formerly regarded as a different species, Yakutat Willow (S. amplifolia).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Inflorescence: Catkin
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 25 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Distribution: Narrow zone along Pacific Coast from extreme SW. British Columbia south to NW. California; also local north to S. Alaska (Yakutat Bay); to 500' (152 m). Reported also in E. Siberia.
Native Habitat: Wet soils, including beach ridges, sand dunes, coastal meadows, and edges of streams and salt marshes; bordering coniferous forests.
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesValue to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSpecial Value to Bumble Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 hookeriana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix hookeriana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix hookeriana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-23Research By: TWC Staff