Salix lucida | |
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Salix lucida lucida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. lucida
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Binomial name | |
Salix lucida | |
Natural range of Salix lucida subsp. lucida (green) subsp. lasiandra (blue) |
Salix lucida, the shining willow, Pacific willow, red willow, or whiplash willow, is a species of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats.[2][3][4] It is the largest willow found in British Columbia.[5]
It is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 4–15 metres (13–49 ft) tall.[5] The shoots are greenish-brown to grey-brown. The leaves are narrow elliptic to lanceolate, 4–17 centimetres (1+1⁄2–6+1⁄2 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) broad, glossy dark green above, usually glaucous green below, hairless or thinly hairy. The flowers are yellow catkins 1–9 cm (1⁄2–3+1⁄2 in) long, produced in late spring after the leaves emerge.[3][4][6]
The subspecies are:[2][3][4]
It is closely related to Salix pentandra of Europe and Asia.[7]