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Hind' narrowleaf willow, Hind' willow, Hinds' willow, sandbar willow

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coyote willow, narrow-leaf willow

Habit Shrubs or trees, 1–5(–17) m. Stems: branches gray-brown or red-brown, glabrous or hairy; branchlets yellow-brown or red-brown, pubescent or densely long-silky-villous, hairs spreading, appressed. Shrubs or trees, 0.5–5(–10) m. Stems: branches yellow-brown to red-brown; branchlets yellowish, yellow-brown, or red-brown, puberulent, densely short-silky-tomentose or short-silky-villous, hairs appressed, sometimes few spreading.
Leaves

stipules rudimentary on early ones, foliaceous or rudimentary on late ones;

petiole puberulent, villous, or short-silky adaxially;

largest medial blade (sometimes hypostomatous) linear, 39–96 × 5.3–14 mm, 6.5–31 times as long as wide, abaxial surface glabrous or densely silky-villous to glabrescent, hairs appressed or spreading, straight, adaxial sparsely to very densely long-silky-villous;

juvenile blade densely silky-villous abaxially (hairs relatively long, spreading, appressed).

stipules absent or rudimentary on early ones, foliaceous on late ones;

petiole pubescent adaxially;

largest medial blade lorate, 30–136–143 × 2–8 mm, 10–16–28 times as long as wide, abaxial surface densely silky-villous or pilose, hairs appressed or spreading, straight or wavy, adaxial sparsely long-silky to glabrescent;

juvenile blade very densely long-silky abaxially (hairs usually appressed, sometimes a few spreading).

Staminate flowers

abaxial nectary 0.5–0.9 mm, adaxial nectary narrowly oblong, square, or ovate, 0.4–1.1 mm;

anthers 0.6–1.1 mm.

abaxial nectary 0.2–0.8 mm, adaxial nectary oblong, 0.3–0.8 mm;

anthers 0.5–1 mm.

Pistillate flowers

adaxial nectary oblong, ovate, or flask-shaped, 0.4–1.3 mm, longer than stipe;

stipe 0–0.2 mm;

ovary pyriform, pilose or villous to glabrescent, beak abruptly tapering to styles;

ovules 12–24 per ovary;

styles (± distinct) 0.2–0.5 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with pointed tip, or slenderly cylindrical, 0.3–1 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong or ovate, 0.3–0.9 mm shorter than stipe;

stipe 0.2–0.9 mm;

ovary obclavate, usually glabrous, sometimes beak pilose, beak bulged below or abruptly tapering to styles;

ovules 13–30 per ovary;

styles 0–0.2 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or 2 plump lobes, 0.3–0.5 mm.

Catkins

staminate 7–42 × 4–9 mm, flowering branchlet 2–56 mm;

pistillate densely or moderately densely flowered, slender to stout, 22–43 × 3–11 mm, flowering branchlet 2–55 mm;

floral bract 1.4–2.6 mm, apex acute or convex, entire or erose, abaxially hairy throughout or proximally, hairs wavy, straight, or crinkled.

staminate 13–54 × 2–10 mm, flowering branchlet 1.5–16 mm;

pistillate loosely flowered, slender or stout, 14.5–70 × 4–12 mm, flowering branchlet 2–16 mm;

floral bract 1.2–1.6 mm, apex rounded, entire, abaxially hairy (or glabrate), hairs wavy or straight.

2n

= 38.

Salix exigua var. hindsiana

Salix exigua var. exigua

Phenology Flowering mid Apr-mid May. Flowering early Mar-late Jun or mid Jul.
Habitat Riparian, sandy-gravel floodplains Riparian, bars and shores of streams and lakes, silty, sandy, or gravelly substrates
Elevation 0-600 m (0-2000 ft) 600-2800 m (2000-9200 ft)
Distribution
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CA; OR
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AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NE; NM; NV; OK; OR; TX; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC
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Discussion

Variety hindsiana often is not distinguished from var. exigua. The two are difficult to separate morphologically even though var. hindsiana has been shown to have highly diverged chloroplast DNA (S. J. Brunsfeld et al. 1992). It can be distinguished from var. exigua by its soft, spreading hairs on branchlets and juvenile leaves (S. Brunsfeld, pers. comm.).

Hybrids:

Variety hindsiana forms natural hybrids with var. exigua.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Hybrids:

Variety exigua forms natural hybrids with var. hindsiana, Salix columbiana, S. interior, and S. melanopsis.

Variety exigua × var. hindsiana was reported by R. D. Dorn (1998). Inasmuch as the two varieties are subtly distinct, hybrids are difficult to recognize.

Variety exigua × Salix interior probably occurs throughout their area of overlap; it is known to me from Alberta and Nebraska, where there are plants with leaves indistinctly toothed and more silky than in S. interior. R. D. Dorn (1998) reported it from Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

Variety exigua × Salix melanopsis is intermediate, with juvenile leaves densely hairy proximally, truncate floral bracts, and prominent stipules (R. D. Dorn 1998).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 56. FNA vol. 7, p. 55.
Parent taxa Salicaceae > Salix > subg. Longifoliae > Salix exigua Salicaceae > Salix > subg. Longifoliae > Salix exigua
Sibling taxa
S. exigua var. exigua
S. exigua var. hindsiana
Synonyms S. hindsiana, S. exigua var. parishiana, S. hindsiana var. leucodendroides, S. hindsiana var. parishiana, S. macrostachya var. leucodendroides, S. parishiana, S. sessilifolia var. hindsiana, S. sessilifolia var. leucodendroides S. argophylla, S. exigua var. luteosericea, S. exigua var. nevadensis, S. exigua var. stenophylla, S. exigua var. virens, S. fluviatilis var. argophylla, S. hindsiana var. tenuifolia, S. longifolia var. argophylla, S. longifolia var. opaca, S. luteosericea, S. nevadensis, S. stenophylla
Name authority (Bentham) Dorn: Brittonia 50: 203. (1998) unknown
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