Salicaceae

Meadow willow

Salix petiolaris Sm.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Meadow willow (Salix petiolaris) — FlowerPhoto: rboles, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Meadow willow, Slender willow

Synonyms

Salix gracilis Andersson
Salix gracilis var. textoris Fernald
Salix petiolaris var. gracilis (Andersson) Andersson
Salix petiolaris var. petiolaris
Salix petiolaris var. subsericea Andersson
Salix sericea var. subsericea Rydb.
Salix subsericea (Andersson) C.K.Schneid.
Salix subsericea C.K.Schneid.
Usionis petiolaris (Sm.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: May (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: rboles, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Crystal Butler, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Celina Waldron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arthur Whiting, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Owen McElroy, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Loopy30, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, 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.