Salix melanopsis is a plant species known by the common name dusky willow.[4] It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to California and Colorado, where it grows in many types of moist and wet habitat, such as riverbanks and subalpine mountain meadows, on rocky and silty substrates.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. melanopsis
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| Salix melanopsis | |
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Description
editSalix melanopsis is a shrub up to 4 meters tall, sometimes sprouting abundantly from its stem to form colonial thickets of clones. The pointed, oval, lance-shaped, or linear leaves may grow over 13 centimeters long and have smooth or spine-toothed edges. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers up to 5 or 6 centimeters long.
References
edit- ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Salix melanopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64324312A67730822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64324312A67730822.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salix melanopsis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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