Booth's willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in California. Branch with two catkins and green leaves

Booth's willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in California. Branch with catkins and green leaves

Booth's willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in California. Branch with ripe green leaves

Booth's willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in California. Plant in late summer

Booth's willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in California. Dense thickets

Common name:

Booth's willow

Scientific name:

Salix boothii.

Other common name(s):

Booth's willow.

Life form:

Shrub.

Flowering time:

no data.

Flowering period

in California for this plant is: May ↔ June.

NECTAR PRODUCTION:

No data

SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:

Minor

General distribution:

In Canada, Booth's willow occurs in southern British Columbia and southern Alberta. It extends south to the mountains of Montana, Wyoming Colorado, Idaho, and Utah and westward through northern Nevada to northeastern California and eastern Oregon.

Map of distribution and habitat in USA

This plant is present in at least 13 states/provinces in this country.

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Botanical description:

Booth's willow is a native, multibranched, rounded shrub typically between 9 and 18 feet (3 and 6 m) tall. On well-drained soils in Oregon, Booth's willow is broadly rounded and has many stems, but in bogs, it is dwarfed and has few stems. At 10 years of age, Booth's willow reaches a height of approximately 8 feet (2.5 m). Stems reach senescence between the ages of 15 and 20 years. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants in 0.5- to 1.5-inch-long (1-1.5 cm), erect catkins.

Seasonal development:

Booth's willow flowers in late spring or midsummer, from May to June. The fruit ripens soon after plant flowering, followed by seed dispersal in late July and early August.

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