Species: Salix cascadensis
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Cascades Willow is a low, mat-forming shrub with prostrate stems that arise from creeping underground branches. The firm, alternate, narrowly elliptic leaves are 10-15 mm long, have short petioles, mostly inconspicuous lateral veins, and entire margins. Foliage is sparsely long-hairy when young but becomes glabrous with age. Flowers are without petals and sepals and are borne in dense spikes (aments or catkins) at the tips of lateral branches; males and females occur on separate plants. Male flowers have 2 stamens. Female aments are 1-2 cm long with dark, long-hairy scales subtending each of the 12-25 ovaries. Fruits are glabrous to long-hairy, lance-shaped capsules that are 4-5 mm long.
Classification
Dicotyledoneae
Salicales
Salicaceae
Salix
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Cascades Willow is a low, mat-forming shrub with prostrate stems that arise from creeping underground branches. The firm, alternate, narrowly elliptic leaves are 10-15 mm long, have short petioles, mostly inconspicuous lateral veins, and entire margins. Foliage is sparsely long-hairy when young but becomes glabrous with age. Flowers are without petals and sepals and are borne in dense spikes (aments or catkins) at the tips of lateral branches; males and females occur on separate plants. Male flowers have 2 stamens. Female aments are 1-2 cm long with dark, long-hairy scales subtending each of the 12-25 ovaries. Fruits are glabrous to long-hairy, lance-shaped capsules that are 4-5 mm long.