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Genus = Salix,

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Salix alba   (white willow, golden willow)  
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades in Washington;
Habitat: Disturbed areas where moist to wet, often near urban and suburban settings.

Salix amygdaloides   (peach-leaf willow)  
(= Salix amygdaloides in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: East side of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America except in extreme northwestern and southeastern regions.
Habitat: Wetlands, streambanks, and other riparian areas.

Salix arctica   (arctic willow)  
(= Salix arctica in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Alaska, British Columbia to Labrador; northern Cascades in Washington, Wallowa Mountains in Oregon, and the Rockies in Idaho and Montana
Habitat: In wet to dry areas in the alpine.

Salix barclayi   (Barclay's willow)  
(= Salix barclayi in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly in the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; Alaska east to Northwest Territories, south to Oregon and Wyoming.
Habitat: Lakes, streams, and other riparian areas in subalpine and alpine zone.

Salix bebbiana   (Bebb's willow, gray willow, long-beak willow)  
(= Salix bebbiana vars. bebbiana, perrostrata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America except for southcentral and southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Lakes, streams, and other riparian areas from low to moderate elevations in the mountains.

Salix boothii   (Booth's willow)  
(= Salix myrtillifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the Cascades of Washington; distributed in western North America from British Columbia east to Saskatchewan, south to California, east to Arizona.
Habitat: Wet subalpine meadows, streambanks, lakeshores, and other riparian areas.

Salix brachycarpa   (short-fruited willow, small-fruit willow)  
(= Salix brachycarpa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Salix candida   (sage-leaf willow, sage willow)  
(= Salix candida in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the mountains of northeastern and southeastern Washington; widespread across North America from Alaska south to Washington, east through central U.S. to Canadian Maritimes.
Habitat: Lakeshores, pond margins, streambanks, and other riparian areas.

Salix cascadensis   (cascade willow)  
(= Salix cascadensis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the Cascade Mountains of Washington; British Columbia south in the Cascades to Mt. Rainier, occasionally east to northeast Oregon, Idaho and Montana, south to Utah and Colorado.
Habitat: High elevations in the mountains in subalpine and alpine habitats

Salix commutata   (under-green willow, variable willow)  
(= Salix commutata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly in the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; Alaska and Yukon south to Oregon, occasionally east to idaho and Montana.
Habitat: Moist areas, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.

Salix drummondiana   (Drummond's willow)  
(= Salix drummondiana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the East Cascades and mountains of eastern Washington; Yukon Territory east to Northwest Territories, south to California, east through the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Streambanks, lakeshores, floodplains, and other riparian areas in montane and subalpine habitats.

Salix eastwoodiae   (mountain willow, Sierran willow)  
Distribution: In the mountains of Washington; Washington south to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada.
Habitat: Alpine and subalpine meadows.

Salix exigua   (narrow-leaf willow)  
(= Salix exigua ssp. exigua vars. exigua & stenophylla, Salix exigua ssp. interior in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia and Alberta south to California, east through the Rocky Mountains to Nebraska and Texas.
Habitat: Riparian areas, gravel bars, lake and pond shore margins

Salix farriae   (Farr's willow)  
(= Salix farriae in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Known only from Okanogan County in Washington; Yukon south to Oregon, east to Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Habitat: Wet meadows and riparian zones from montane to subalpine.

Salix fragilis   (crack willow)  

Salix geyeriana   (Geyer's willow)  
(= Salix geyeriana vars. geyeriana, meleiana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; widespread in western North America from British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Lowland riparian areas including streambanks and pond and lake margins.

Salix hookeriana   (dune willow, coastal willow)  
(= Salix hookeriana, Salix piperi in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Moist, often swamps areas, from the sea coast to mid-elevations in the mountains.

Salix lasiandra   (Pacific willow)  
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; Alaska south to California, east to Manitoba and New Mexico.
Habitat: Riparian areas from the coast to the mountains.

Salix lasiolepis   (arroyo willow)  
(= Salix lasiolepis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Salix lemmonii   (Lemmon's willow)  
(= Salix lemmonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Salix maccalliana   (Maccalla's willow)  
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; Yukon Territory south to Washington, east across northern North America to Quebec.
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs, fens, streambanks and lakeshores from low to moderate elevations in the mountains.

Salix melanopsis   (dusky willow, Columbia river willow)  
(= Salix exigua ssp. melanopsis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the northern and central Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Riparian zones including streambanks, pond and lake margins, and subalpine meadows.

Salix nivalis   (snow willow, swarf willow)  
(= Salix nivalis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; British Columbia and Alberta, south to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Subalpine meadows and alpine areas.

Salix pedicellaris   (bog willow)  
(= Salix pedicellaris in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly in the Cascades of Washington; Yukon Territory south to Oregon, east across Canada and northern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Bogs, fens, and similar wet meadows.

Salix petrophila   (alpine willow)  
(= Salix arctica var. petraea in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Northern Cascades of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Alpine areas, often near melting snowbanks.

Salix planifolia   (diamond-leaf willow, tea-leaved willow, plane-leaf willow)  
(= Salix phylicifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly in the Cascade Mountains of Washington; widely distributed throughout western North America and across northern half of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Wet meadows, lake margins, streambanks and other riparian areas in the alpine and subalpine.

Salix prolixa   (MacKenzie's willow)  
(= Salix rigida vars. mackenzieana, macrogemma in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Newfoundland and Virginia.
Habitat: Along streams in the lowlands to lower valleys in the mountains.

Salix pseudomonticola   (false mountain willow)  
(= Salix monticola in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly in the Cascade Mountains in Washington; Alaska to Washington, east to Quebec.
Habitat: Wet meadows, forested wetlands, and other riparian areas in the mountains.

Salix scouleriana   (Scouler's willow)  
(= Salix scouleriana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; Alaska south to California, east to Manitoba and New Mexico.
Habitat: Moist woods and streambanks, lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.

Salix sessilifolia   (sessile-leaf willow, northwest sandbar willow)  
(= Salix sessilifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Salix sitchensis   (Sitka willow)  
(= Salix sitchensis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly west of the east base of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Moist woods and streambanks, lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.

Salix tweedyi   (Tweedy's willow)  
(= Salix tweedyi in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly North Cascade Mountains in Washington; British Columbia south to Washington, east to Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Habitat: Wet meadows, lake margins, streambanks, and other riparian areas in alpine and subalpine.

Salix vestita   (rock willow)  
(= Salix vestita var. erecta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: North Cascade Mountains in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east across northern North America to the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Habitat: Moist forest opening, streambanks, and other riparian areas in montane and subalpine habitats.



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