Sandbar Willow
Common Name: Sandbar Willow
Species Name: Salix exigua Nutt.
Family Name: Salicaceae
Plant Type: Shrubs
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | North America |
Duration | Perennial |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout except uncommon in southeast |
Sun Preference | Shade Intolerant |
Susceptibility | Foliar Diseases |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Shrub or small tree, forms thickets
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 3-inch diameter, 3 to 18-foot height
- Leaves: Decidious Broadleaf
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Long, narrowly lance-shaped
- Stipules: Yes
- Floral Characteristics
- Petals: Narrow catkins with tiny yellow hairy scales
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Flower Timing: Spring
- Fruit Type: Capsule with small seeds
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Habitat | Flood plains, along stream banks |
Soil Type | Wet riparian soils |
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone | 6 to 8 |
Successional Stage | Early |