NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 
Salix humilis Marsh. Prairie willow. 
Range : 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
F^uit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub ; thicket forming. 
Salix interior Rowl. Sandbar willow. 
S. fluviatilis of auths., not Nutt., in part, S. I'mearifoUa Rj^db., in part, 
>8. longifolia Muhl., 8. tliurheri Rowl., >Sf. wheeleri (Rowl.) Rydb. 
Range : 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule, available in April. 
A large shrub to small or rarely a large tree ; forms thickets by stolons. 
Observations: White-tailed deer. 
Salix irrorata Anders. Bluestem willow. 
Range: 11, 13, 14. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
Commonly a small shrub, more rarely a large shrub to small tree. 
Salix laevigata Bebb. Bed willow. 
Range : 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. 
Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule. 
A large shrub to large tree ; rapid growing when young ; short lived ; com- 
monly occurs in sandy or gravelly soil. 
Ooservations: Of fair importance as browse for mule deer. 
Salix lancifolia, see Salise lasiandra. 
Salix lasiandra Benth. 
S. fendleriana Anders., /Sf. lancifoUa Anders., S. lyallii (Sarg.) Heller. 
Range : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14. 
Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small or large tree ; commonly occurs in sandy and other 
soils. 
Observations: Of fair importance as browse for mule deer. 
Saliz lasiolepis Benth. Arroyo willow. 
S. hakeri v. Seem., 8. hoiseana Nels., 8. sandhergii Rydb. 
Range : 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small or large tree. 
Var. Ugelovii (Torr.) Bebb, {&. Mgelovli Torr., S. f7'anciscansi v. Seem.) 
occurs in the central northern portions of the range. The form described as 
S. sandbergii is perhaps better considered a variety of the species. It occurs 
in regions 8 and 12, and is able to grow in dry sites. 
Observations: Of fair importance as browse for mule deer. 
Salix lemmonii Bebb. Lemmon's willow. 
S. austinae Bebb. 
Range: 4, 10. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit : Cajisule, 
A small to large shrub. 
Observations: Of slight importance as browse for mule deer. 
Salix lignlifolia Ball. 
Range: 4, 13, 14. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule. 
A small or large shrub to small tree. 
Salix linearifolia, see Salise interior. 
Salix longifolia, see Salix fluviatilis, S. interior, and S. melanopsis. 
