Vascular Plants - Salicaceae - Salix:
Salix exigua
Page Authors: David Giblin, Don Knoke
narrow-leaf willow 
Blooms: April-May
Habit: tree,shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.

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
Subspecies & Varieties:
Accepted Name:
Salix exigua Nutt.
Synonyms:
Salix fluviatilis Nutt.
Salix longifolia Muhl.

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Salix exigua ssp. exigua vars. exigua & stenophylla, Salix exigua ssp. interior
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Salix exigua specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Salix exigua specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Salix exigua treatment.

E-Flora BC: Salix exigua atlas page.

CalPhotos: Salix exigua images.

USDA Plants Database: Salix exigua.
Additional photographs of Salix exigua:
(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Richard Old

Bud Kovalchik

Bud Kovalchik

Bud Kovalchik

Bud Kovalchik

Bud Kovalchik

Bud Kovalchik

Richard Old

Clayton J. Antieau, 1992

Walter Siegmund, 2011

Harry Thomas, 2011

Harry Thomas, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2011

G. D. Carr, 2012

G. D. Carr, 2012

G. D. Carr, 2012

G. D. Carr, 2012
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