pacific willow
Salix lasiandra
Summary 7
Salix lucida (shining willow, Pacific willow, or whiplash willow) is a species of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats.
Description 8
General: Pacific willow (Salix lasiandra) is a tall, slender, large shrub or small tree, fifteen to forty-five feet high (McMinn & Maino 1963). The leaves are long, thin, shiny, five to ten centimeters long with finely
toothed edges. The fruits are thick catkins that are hairless, light reddish-brown, and six to eight millimeters long. The bark is furrowed with broad flat scaly plates.
Distribution: Pacific willow is native along stream banks from British Columbia southward to southern California and New Mexico (McMinn & Maino 1963). For current distribution, please consult the Plant profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/plant_diversity/5014373111/
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/salul_006_lvp.jpg
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/salul_007_lhp.jpg
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/salul_008_lvp.jpg
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/sala5_002_lhp.jpg
- (c) Ingrid P. Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10212746
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_lasiandra
- (c) USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/1393865
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
