Woody > Salix > Salix exigua > Salix exigua
Salix exigua
Sandbar Willow, Narrowleaf or Coyote Willow
| Family |
| Salicaceae |
| Genus |
| Salix |
| Species |
| exigua |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 15 |
| Height |
| 4-7 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| North America. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are narrow lanceolate, 4-12 cm long and 2-10 mm broad, green, to greyish with silky white hairs at least when young; the margin is entire or with a few irregular, widely spaced small teeth. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are produced in catkins in late spring, after the leaves appear. It is dioecious, with staminate and pistillate catkins on separate plants, the male catkins up to 10 cm long, the female catkins up to 8 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is a cluster of capsules, each containing numerous minute seeds embedded in shiny white silk. |
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