Salicaceae
Northwest sandbar willow
Salix sessilifolia
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Northwest sandbar willow
Synonyms
- Salix exigua var. sessilifolia (Nutt.) Dorn
- Salix fluviatilis f. villosa (Andersson) B.Boivin
- Salix fluviatilis var. sessilifolia (Nutt.) Scoggan
- Salix longifolia var. sessilifolia (Nutt.) M.E.Jones
- Salix macrostachya Nutt.
- Salix sessilifolia var. villosa (Andersson) Andersson
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, 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.