Salix exigua var. exigua Calflora

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Salix exigua Nutt. var. exigua

Narrowleaf willow

Salix exigua var. exigua is a tree or shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~172 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Salix exigua
Genus:	Salix
Family:	Salicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Salix exigua var. nevadensis
JEF	Salix exigua var. stenophylla

Information about Salix exigua var. exigua from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).