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Salix jepsonii is a species of willow known by the common name Jepson's willow. It is native to southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada in California, where its distribution extends just into western Nevada. It grows along rivers and streams in high mountain habitat. It is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters tall, sometimes forming colonial thickets. The lance-shaped leaves may grow over 10 centimeters long. They are hairy when new, and have silky hairs on the undersides when mature. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins short and stout, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long, and female catkins reaching up to 6 centimeters in length. It is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters tall, sometimes forming colonial thickets. The lance-shaped leaves may grow over 10 centimeters long. They are hairy when new, and have silky hairs on the undersides when mature. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins short and stout, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long, and female catkins reaching up to 6 centimeters in length.

Plant type

Tree, Shrub

Size

3 - 10 ft Tall

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Cream, Yellow

Water

High

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 66 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Wide-legged Sweat Bee

Agapostemon femoratus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Aglais milberti

Western Red-legged Miner Bee

Andrena medionitens

Parsnip Miner Bee

Andrena thaspii

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Prunes

Prunus domestica

Pears

Pyrus communis

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium