Salix prolixa - WTU Herbarium Image Collection

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Salix prolixa

Page Author: David Giblin

MacKenzie's willow

Blooms: April-June
Habit: tree,shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.

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.

Accepted Name:

Salix prolixa Anderss.

Synonyms:

Salix cordata Muhl.

Salix cordata Muhl. var. mackenzieana Hook.

Salix eriocephala Michx. ssp. mackenzieana (Hook.) Dorn

Salix eriocephala Michx. var. mackenzieana (Hook.) Dorn

Salix mackenzieana (Hook.) Barratt ex Anderss.

Salix mackenzieana (Hook.) Barratt ex Anderss. var. macrogemma Ball

Salix rigida Muhl.

Salix rigida Muhl. ssp. mackenzieana (Hook.) E. Murr.

Salix rigida Muhl. var. mackenzieana (Hook.) Cronq.

Salix rigida Muhl. var. macrogemma (Ball) Cronq.

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:

Salix rigida vars. mackenzieana, macrogemma

Additional Resources:

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

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

Washington Flora Checklist: Salix prolixa treatment.

E-Flora BC: Salix prolixa atlas page.

CalPhotos: Salix prolixa images.

USDA Plants Database: Salix prolixa.

Additional photographs of Salix prolixa:

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Ben Legler, 2004

Bud Kovalchik

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2011

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