Salicaceae
Prairie willow
Salix humilis
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Prairie willow
Synonyms
- Salix humilis var. hyporhysa Fernald
- Salix humilis var. keweenawensis Farw.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 156 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bryce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cecil Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: botany08, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Sean Feirstein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: willis.mccumber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Boyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jake McCumber, 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.