Biology:Salix amygdaloides

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Short description: Species of willow

Salix amygdaloides
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Peachleaf willow leaves
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. amygdaloides
Binomial name
Salix amygdaloides
Andersson
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Natural range

Salix amygdaloides, the almond leaf willow or peach leaf willow, is a species of willow native to central North America east of the Cascade Range.[1] It can be found in southern Canada and the United States —from western British Columbia to Quebec, Idaho, Montana and Arizona to eastern Kentucky.[2] As of 2022, it is presumed extirpated from the state of Kentucky.[3]

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to 4–20 metres (13–66 ft) tall; besides the cottonwoods, it is the largest tree native to the prairies. It has a single trunk, or sometimes several shorter trunks. The leaves are lanceolate, 3–13 centimetres (1 14–5 in) long and 1–4 cm (121 12 in) wide, yellowish green with a pale, whitish underside and a finely serrated margin. The flowers are yellow catkins, 3–8 cm (1 143 14 in) long, produced in the spring with the leaves. The reddish-yellow fruit matures in late spring or early summer, and the individual capsules are 4–6 millimetres (31614 in) long.[4][5]

The peachleaf willow grows very quickly, but is short-lived. It can be found on the northern prairies, often near streams, and accompanying cottonwoods. As the common and scientific names suggest, the leaves bear some similarity to those of a peach and (even more so) of an almond.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Arno, Stephen F.; Hammerly, Ramona P. (2020) (in en). Northwest Trees: Identifying & Understanding the Region's Native Trees (field guide ed.). Seattle: Mountaineers Books. pp. 192. ISBN 978-1-68051-329-5. OCLC 1141235469. https://books.google.com/books?id=qDD4DwAAQBAJ. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Salix amygdaloides | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?70589 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
  3. Rodgers, Devin; Littlefield, Tara; McDonald, Kendall (2022). Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves Kentucky Rare Plant List. Frankfort, Kentucky: Energy and Environment Cabinet, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 
  4. "Salix amygdaloides". http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Salix+amygdaloides. 
  5. "Salix amygdaloides". http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/vascplnt/species/samy.htm. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4115436 entry