| Salix eastwoodiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. eastwoodiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Salix eastwoodiae Cockerell ex. A.Heller
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Salix eastwoodiae is a species of willow known by the common names mountain willow,[1] Eastwood's willow, and Sierra willow.[2] It was first described by Bebb in 1879 as Salix californica. This name was later found to be illegitimate, as Lesquereux had given the same name to a fossil willow in 1878.
It is native to California, Nevada, and the north-western United States.[2] It grows in subalpine and alpine climates in mountain habitats such as talus and streambanks.
Description[edit]
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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salix eastwoodiae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Calflora: Salix eastwoodiae
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