Salicaceae

Dune willow

Salix hookeriana Barratt ex Hook.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Dune willow (Salix hookeriana) — FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Dune willow, Coastal willow, Hooker's willow
Icelandic: Jörfavíðir
Russian: Ива Гукера

Synonyms

Salix amplifolia Coville
Salix hookeriana var. hookeriana
Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia J.K.Henry
Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa J.K.Henry
Salix piperi Bebb

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 96 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Owen Unger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Logan J.L. Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jennifer Aitkens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rob Cuthrell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maja Dumat, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan McMinds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RockCollector, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aiwendil, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: mteeter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, 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.