arroyo willow Salicaceae Salix lasiolepis

Leaf:Alternate, simple, lanceolate to narrowly obovate, 3 to 6 inches long, margins wavy or with a few wavy teeth, thick and somewhat leathery, shiny dark green above, whitish beneath.
Flower:Species is dioecious; 1 to 2 inches long, fuzzy catkins, yellowish white, appearing in spring with or before the leaves.
Fruit:Small (1/4 inch), long-pointed, hairy capsules in oblong clusters; each capsule contains numerous small fuzzy seeds.
Twig:Slender, green to gray-brown, may have some fuzz; green to light brown buds are large and dull pointed, with a single cap-like scale.
Bark:Light gray, smooth, with lenticels when young, later splitting with reddish brown fissures and flat, light gray ridge tops.
Form:Usually a multi-stemmed, thicket forming large shrub up to 25 feet tall, may also be a small tree.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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