Pacific willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in North Dakota. One beautiful catkin, close up

Pacific willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in North Dakota. The plant is covered with catkins that are already fading.

Pacific willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in North Dakota. Flowering plant

Pacific willow – description, flowering period and general distribution in North Dakota. Green leaves, characteristic shape

Common name:

Pacific willow

Scientific name:

Salix lucida.

Other common name(s):

Shining willow, Greenleaf willow, Tail-leaf willow, Whiplash willow, Pacific willow, Lance-leaf willow, Longleaf willow, Red willow, Western shining willow.

Life form:

Tree-shrub.

Flowering time:

no data.

Flowering period

in North Dakota for this plant is: Late March ↔ June.

NECTAR PRODUCTION:

No data

SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:

Minor

General distribution:

Shining willow is distributed from Alaska east to Labrador and south to California, Kansas, and North Carolina. It is mostly absent from dry interior regions of the Intermountain West.

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Botanical description:

Shining willow is a deciduous small tree or tall shrub, occasionally growing up to 40 feet (12 m) tall. It typically has several stems, becoming increasingly shrubby with increasing elevation. The bark is smooth and thin, and the bole and branches are brittle. Twigs are relatively stout. It has lanceolate leaves that are 2 to 5 inches (5-13 cm) long. Shining willow is dioecious, so individual trees bear either pistillate or staminate catkins. The fruit is a hairless capsule, but the seed coat is covered with soft, cottony hairs. The typical variety differs from tail-leaf willow by having glaucous undersides to the leaves.

Seasonal development:

Shining willow flowers from late March to late June across its range; leaves appear with the catkins. Seeds disperse in late spring to early summer, depending on elevation and latitude. The dispersal period is usually for ≤1 month.

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