Pseudosalix

Pseudosalix; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	flower, USNM P36857
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	† Pseudosalix ; Boucher, Manchester, & Judd
Species:	†P. handleyi
Binomial name
	†Pseudosalix handleyi; Boucher, Manchester, & Judd
Synonyms
	Antholithes polemonioidesR.W. Brown, 1929 ; Antholithes sp. 6 R.W. Brown, 1934 ; Potentilla? byramiCockerell, 1925 ;

Last updated October 15, 2025

Pseudosalix is an extinct genus of flowering plants placed in the family Salicaceae, a possible sister to the tribe Saliceae. The genus has one described species, Pseudosalix handleyi^[1] and is known from undescribed fossils as well.^[2]

References

↑ Boucher, L. D.; Manchester, S.; Judd, W. (2003). "An extinct genus of Salicaceae based on twigs with attached flowers, fruits, and foliage from the Eocene Green River Formation of Utah and Colorado, USA". American Journal of Botany. 90 (9): 1389–1399. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.9.1389. PMID 21659238.
↑ Dillhoff, R.M.; Leopold, E.B.; Manchester, S.R. (2005). "The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relations to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 151–166. Bibcode:2005CaJES..42..151D. doi:10.1139/e04-084. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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[1] Boucher, L. D.; Manchester, S.; Judd, W. (2003). "An extinct genus of Salicaceae based on twigs with attached flowers, fruits, and foliage from the Eocene Green River Formation of Utah and Colorado, USA". American Journal of Botany. 90 (9): 1389–1399. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.9.1389. PMID 21659238.

[Dillhoff2005-2] Dillhoff, R.M.; Leopold, E.B.; Manchester, S.R. (2005). "The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relations to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 151–166. Bibcode:2005CaJES..42..151D. doi:10.1139/e04-084. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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