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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.

Salix eastwoodiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. eastwoodiae
Binomial name
Salix eastwoodiae Cockerell ex. A.Heller

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

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

External links

• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Salix eastwoodiae^{[permanent dead link]}
• UC CalPhotos gallery

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