Salix eriocephala

Salix eriocephala
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. eriocephala
Binomial name
Salix eriocephala Michx.

Salix eriocephala, known as heart-leaved willow or Missouri River willow, is a species of willow native to a large portion of the temperate United States and Canada. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

It is usually found as a narrow shrub or small tree with multiple trunks growing to a height of 20 ft (6.1 m). It has dark gray, scaly bark with thick lance-shaped leaves that are hairy underneath. The silky catkins appear before the leaves in early spring. ^[5]

References

1. Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Salix eriocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T64324281A67730802. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64324281A67730802.en . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. "Salix eriocephala (heart-leaved willow): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. "Salix eriocephala (Missouri River Willow): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. "Plants Profile for Salix eriocephala (Missouri River willow)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

External links

• Media related to Salix eriocephala at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Salix eriocephala at Wikispecies
• "Salix eriocephala". Plants for a Future .