Salix irrorata
Salix irrorata, the dewystem willow, blue-stem willow, or sandbar willow, is a species of willow native to the US states of Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, and to northern Mexico.[2] In spite of its bluestem willow common name, its stems are red, but a white coat develops that makes them appear bluish. A bushy shrub that prefers moist areas, in a garden setting it needs coppicing to both keep it from growing overlarge and to maintain the attractive bark coloration.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[4]
Salix irrorata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. irrorata |
Binomial name | |
Salix irrorata | |
References
- Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 15: 117 (1858)
- "Salix irrorata Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "Salix irrorata Bluestem Willow". chicagobotanic.org. Chicago Botanic Garden. 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- " Salix irrorata blue-stem willow". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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