Common Name(s): | Sandbar Willow, Willow,Sandbar, Longleaf Willow |
Scientific Name: | Salix exigua |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 5.5 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Spring |
Description: A shrub, sometimes thicket-forming, locally abundant on damp sandy soils along streams and rivers in the western U.S. Easily identified by the long, very narrow leaves with a few tiny teeth scattered along the margin. Leaves are sometimes browsed by white-tailed deer and some livestock. Can be planted from root-stock or cuttings for erosion control. Native Americans used the bark and stems to make baskets and chewed the twigs as a pain reliever. Contains salicylic acid, similar to aspirin (synthesized acetylsalicylic acid). |