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Salix hookeriana (dune willow)

Synonyms: Salix amplifolia; Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia; Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa; Salix piperi

Wikipedia Abstract

Salix hookeriana is a species of willow known by the common names dune willow, coastal willow, and Hooker's willow.
View Wikipedia Record: Salix hookeriana

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  Stems are very flexible and are used in basket making; The plant is usually coppiced annually when grown for basket making, though it is possible to coppice it every two years if thick poles are required as uprights. The bark is used extensively in basketry; The soft roots are used as a towel to rub down after bathing; A string is made from the bark;
View Plants For A Future Record : Salix hookeriana

Predators

Papilio rutulus (Western tiger swallowtail)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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