Salicaceae

Geyer willow

Salix geyeriana Andersson

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Geyer willow (Salix geyeriana) — LeavesPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Geyer willow, Geyer's willow, Silver willow

Synonyms

Salix geyeriana subsp. argentea (Bebb) A.E.Murray
Salix geyeriana var. argentea C.K.Schneid.
Salix geyeriana var. geyeriana
Salix geyeriana var. meleina J.K.Henry
Salix macrocarpa var. argentea Bebb
Salix meleina (J.K.Henry) G.N.Jones

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: lejones417, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.