Kingdom Plantae Family Salicaceae Scientific name Salix eastwoodiae | Order Malpighiales Genus Salix Rank Species | |
Similar Salix boothii, Salix delnortensis, Salix geyeriana, Salix breweri, Salix arbusculoides | ||
Salix eastwoodiae is a species of willow known by the common names mountain willow, Eastwood's willow, and Sierra willow.
It is native to California, Nevada, and the northwestern United States. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates in mountain habitats such as talus and streambanks.
Description
Salix eastwoodiae is a shrub growing up to 4 m (13 ft) tall, with branches yellowish, brown, red, or purplish in color and coated in short hairs, sometimes becoming hairless. The leaves are narrowly or widely lance-shaped and up to 10 cm long, hairy when new and becoming hairless.
The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers. The bloom period is May to July.
References
Salix eastwoodiae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA