Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix > Salix irrorata

Salix irrorata (dewystem willow; bluestem willow; sandbar willow)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Early Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  3 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Growth Form [1]  Thicket Forming
Hazards [1]  Slight Toxicity
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Cutting
Root Depth [1]  24 inches (61 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  White
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  5.904 feet (1.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 1 Low Temperature: -60 F° (-51.1 C°) → -50 F° (-45.6 C°)
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0