Scientific name Salix hookeriana | Genus Salix Rank Species | |
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Similar Salix sitchensis, Salix scouleriana, Salix lucida, Salix geyeriana, Salix candida | ||
Salix hookeriana is a species of willow known by the common names dune willow, coastal willow, and Hooker's willow.
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Description
Salix hookeriana is a shrub or tree growing up to 8 m (26 ft) tall, sometimes forming bushy colonial thickets. The leaves are up to 11 cm long, generally oval in shape, wavy along the edges, and hairy to woolly in texture with shiny upper surfaces.
The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers up to 9 cm long, with the female catkins growing longer as the fruits develop.
This willow may hybridize with similar species.
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet hookeriana refers to Sir Joseph D. Hooker.
Distribution
The plant is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern California, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches, marshes, floodplains, and canyons.
