Salix columbiana

Salix columbiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. columbiana
Binomial name
Salix columbiana
(Dorn) Argus
Synonyms[1]
  • Salix exigua var. columbiana Dorn

Salix columbiana common name Columbia River willow is a species of willow known only from the US states of Washington and Oregon. It grows on dunes, floodplains and riverbanks, many of these locales being located near the Columbia River.[2]

Salix columbiana is a shrub sometimes as tall as 6.5 m. It is similar to S. exigua but with longer stipes 0.2-0.7 mm long.[2]

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