Salix_irrorata

<i>Salix irrorata</i>

Salix irrorata

Species of plant in the genus Salix

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.[3] 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.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Salix irrorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T166540512A166548009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166540512A166548009.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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    Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 15: 117 (1858)
  3. [3]
    "Salix irrorata Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Salix irrorata Bluestem Willow". chicagobotanic.org. Chicago Botanic Garden. 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    " Salix irrorata blue-stem willow". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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