Status: Native
Synonyms:
Salix argophylla Nuttall
Salix exigua Nuttall var. stenophylla (Rydberg) Schneider
Salix stenophylla Rydberg
Salix exigua subsp. exigua is common in streambeds and along creeks and rivers at lower to middle elevation. It is usually a shrub with many branches from the base but may become a small tree. The smaller, younger stems are orange to red and the leaves are linear to lanceolate and about 10 cm long.
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Salix exigua subsp. exigua, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Lake Roberts, July 15, 2007
Salix exigua subsp. exigua, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Lake Roberts, July 15, 2007
Salix exigua subsp. exigua, adding to fall color, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch, Dec. 7, 2008
Salix exigua subsp. exigua, closeup of staminate catkin, photo Russ Kleinman, Carey Anne Lafferty & Shawn White, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, April 12, 2009
Salix exigua subsp. exigua, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, December 31, 2009
Salix exigua subsp. exigua, macro of bud and leaf scar on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, December 31, 2009
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