Willow (13)
At left are two of the most common species in the Gunnison Basin, the Mountain Willow and the Plane-leaved Willow, photographed in the Slate River Valley in the Fall. See also Arctic Willow and Snow Willow. |
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Peachleaf Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A shrub or tree growing from 10-65ft, often near cottonwoods, with a single trunk, many branches and drooping, yellowish twigs. Leaves are long, from 2" to 6", and narrow; shiny green on top, pale underneath, with finely serrated edges. Female catkins are up to 3" long, males less than 2" (photo at left), both are erect. Flora of North America reference. |
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Weeping Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A tree growing 30 to 50ft tall with long drooping branches. The trunk is furrowed and gray. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, light green above and silvery green underneath with finely serrated edges. Introduced from China centuries ago. Flora of North America reference. |
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Bebb's Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows as a large multi-stemmed shrub or small tree to 18 feet tall forming dense colonies. Leaves are oval shaped and have mostly smooth edges, are green above and gray beneath. Flora of North America reference. |
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Barrenground Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A shrub growing to 6ft tall in thickets. Leaves are bluish green on top, paler and hairy underneath. Male (below) and female flowers are on separate plants. Flora of North America reference. |
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Drummond's Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows to 15ft tall. The twigs have a bluish coating. Leaves are long, up to 3", and tapered, green on top, hairy underneath.
Flora of North America reference. |
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Coyote Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows to 8ft tall in thickets with yellow, red and tannish stems. The leaves are long, up to 5", very narrow and hairy. The male flowers point up, the females droop down. Flora of North America reference. |
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Goodding's Black Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows from 9 to 90 feet tall with thick, furrowed, shreddy bark and many thin branches. The leaves are up to 5" long, green on both sides, lance-shaped, and finely serrated along the edges.
Flora of North America reference. |
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Red Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A shrub or a tree growing to 45 feet tall. Young twigs are red. Leaves are lance-shaped with finely serrated edges and are from 2" to over 6" long. The upper surface is green, underneath is pale. Where some leaves are attached to the stem there are a pair of small leaves called stipules. Flora of North America reference. |
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Greenleaf Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows to tree height, up to 40 feet, or as a shrub. It commonly associates with other willows, alders and cottonwoods. Leaves are from 1" to 8" long with a shiny upper surface and green lower surface. Leaves have finely serrated edges and are lance-shaped with a long pointed tip. Flora of North America reference. |
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Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Despite its common name, Yellow Willow is not as yellow as Mountain Willow, and is found in the same environments forming thickets. It grows as a shrub, or rarely, as a small tree up to 23 feet. The silvery-gray bark of older twigs distinguishes it from many closely related willows. Young twigs are reddish or greenish. The leaves are mostly lance-shaped or strap-shaped with finely toothed or smooth edges, bluish-green above and pale beneath with sharply pointed tips and often rounded bases. Flora of North America reference. |
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Mountain Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) Grows to 10 feet forming dense thickets with Plane-leaved Willows. It has bright yellow twigs which are easily identified when there are no leaves. Leaves are yellowish-green, oval-shaped and sometimes finely toothed. Flora of North America reference. |
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Plane-leaved Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A shrub growing from less than 3 feet to 9 feet forming dense thickets with shiny, reddish-brown twigs. Leaves are oval-shaped, green on top, gray underneath. Flora of North America reference. |
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Scouler's Willow Family:
Willow (Salicaceae) A shrub or tree growing from 6 to 30 feet tall with drooping branches and yellowish or reddish twigs. Leaves are dark green and shiny on top, pale underneath with smooth edges. Leaves are narrowly oval with a yellow mid-vein and are usually widest nearer the tip. Male catkins are 1" long, female 2" or more. |
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Photo taken on:
July 28, 2022 |