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Sandbar Willow
Salix exigua

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua) Other common names: Slender Willow

Other scientific names: Salix fluviatilis, Salix interior, Salix longifolia, Salix luteosericea

French names: Saule de l'intérieur

Family: Willow Family (Salicaceae)

Group: Willows

Distinctive features: Shrub

Leaves: Alternate, Simple

Books: Shrubs of Ontario: 45   

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 97 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

A Sandbar Willow.

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Sandbar Willow leaves are long and very narrow. This is the upper surface of a leaf.

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Underside of a leaf.

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)