Willow, Plainleaf - S. planifolia var. planifolia

Shrub-type; Medium shrub from 2 to 4 meters (6 to 13 feet) tall. New stems are glabrous and older stems are dark red or brown and glabrous to waxy. Leaves are glabrous, dark green (occasionally red-tinged) and shiny above, glabrous beneath, not toothed. It is called the "parallel-veined willow" because the lateral veins in the leaves are partially parallel to the main vein. Found at mid-elevation 1680 to 2350 meters (5500 to 7700 feet) in moist streamside and bottomlands of the mountain big sagebrush/grass zone. Preferred soils are varied from deep silts, clay, sand, or gravel. Associated with Bebb, Booth, Geyer, yellow, and coyote willows.

Field propagation by dormant unrooted hardwood cuttings is moderately successful.

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Last Modified: 07/05/2007