DD MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Salix petrophila Rydb. 
S. caespitosa Kenn. 
Range: 4, 12, 18, 14. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub with creeping stems; occurs on alpine summits. 
Salix phylicifolia, see Saliz planifolia. 
Salix piperi Bebb. Piper willow. 
Range: 1, 2. 
Site: Dry, weil-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small tree, commonly occurs in sand. 
Salix planifolia Pursh. 
S. chlorophylla Anders., S. monica Bebb, S. nelsonii Ball, S. phylicifolia of 
Amer. auths., not L. 
Range: 4, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Black Hills), -23, 26, 27. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub. 
Observations: Of slight importance as browse for mule deer. 
Salix prinoides, see Saliz discolor. 
Salix pseudolapponum, see Salix glaucops. 
Salix pseudomonticola Ball. 
Range: 4, 12, 15 (Black Hills). 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub. 
Salix pseudomyrsinites Anders. 
Saliz columbiae Mac Br and Nels. 
Range: 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub. 
Salix purpurea L. Basket willow. 
Range: 225 25. 21.28.2290: 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small tree. 
Salix pyrifolia, see Saliz balsamifera, and S. monochroma. 
Salix rostrata, see Salix bibbiana. 
Salix sandbergii, see Salix lasiolepis. 
Salix saximontana Rydb. 
Range: 12, 18, 14. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A prostrate shrub; branches occasionally rooting. 
Salix scouleriana Barr. Fire willow. 
S. brachystachys Nutt., 8S. capreoides Anders., S. flavescens Nutt., S. nut- 
tallii Sarg., S. scouleriana crassijulis Anders. 
Ranges 23, 46. 15.5, 9, 10,12, 13" 7415: 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small or large tree: rapid growing; easily recovers from 
grazing; thicket forming; a pioneer in burned-over areas. 
Observations: Of fair importance as browse for mule deer. One of the best 
species of native western range willows as browse for livestock. 
Salix seemanii, see Saliz glaucops. 
