''Salix eastwoodiae'' is a species of

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

known by the common names mountain willow, Eastwood's willow, and Sierra willow.Calflora: ''Salix eastwoodiae''
/ref> It was first described by Bebb in 1879 as ''Salix californica''. This name was later found to be illegitimate, as Lesquereux had given the same name to a fossil willow in 1878. It is native to

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, and the north-western United States. It grows in

subalpine Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

and

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions o ...

s in mountain habitats such as talus and streambanks.

Description

''Salix eastwoodiae'' is a shrub growing up to tall, with branches yellowish, brown, red, or purplish in color and coated in short hairs, sometimes becoming hairless. The leaves are narrowly or widely lance-shaped and up to 10 cm long, hairy when new and becoming hairless. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...

is a catkin of flowers. The bloom period is May to July.

References

External links

Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Salix eastwoodiae''UC CalPhotos gallery
eastwoodiae Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Salicaceae-stub