Salix glauca
L.
Blue-green willow
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSalix glauca is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common names gray willow, grayleaf willow, white willow, and glaucous willow. It is native to North America, where it occurs throughout much of Alaska, northern and western Canada, and the contiguous United States south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico. It can also be found in Greenland, northwestern Europe, and Siberia.
Description
An erect shrub. It grows 2 m high and is smaller in alpine regions. The young twigs are softly hairy. The leaves are dark green above and paler blue-green underneath. The bracts are pale brown. The fruit are hairy capsules.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It forms thickets in sandy and gravelly places near rivers in the Rocky Mountains.
Where It Grows
Asia, Canada, Korea, North America,
References (3)
- Etkin, N.L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 73
- Porsild, A.E., 1974, Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. Natural History Series No. 2 National Museums of Canada. p 130
- Sp. pl. 2:1019. 1753
