sandbar willow
Salix exiqua
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Form & Habitat
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Leaves
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Twigs
Bark
Flowers
Fruit
  • FAMILY: SALICACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: similar to black willow, but narrower (1/8 to 1/4 inch wide) and with fewer teeth (5-10) per inch
  • FLOWER:
  • FRUIT:
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  • BARK:
  • FORM: normally a shrub to small tree; rarely a large tree
  • HABITAT: Mississippi flood plain; common on sand bars
  • RANGE: Gulf south
  • USES: erosion control
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. willow with narrow leaves
    2. 5-10 teeth per inch
    3. shrubby form
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