Salicaceae

Feltleaf willow

Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Feltleaf willow (Salix alaxensis) — FlowerPhoto: Allison McCabe, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: صفصاف ألاسكا
English: Feltleaf willow, Alaska willow
Icelandic: Alaskavíðir, Tröllavíðir
Persian: بید برگنمدی
Swedish: Alaskavide

Synonyms

Salix speciosa var. alaxensis Andersson

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Allison McCabe, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Akr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RenJJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Muir, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pål A. Olsvik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.