Salicaceae

Yewleaf willow

Salix taxifolia Kunth

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Yewleaf willow (Salix taxifolia) — Photo: Arturo Castro Castro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Yewleaf willow, Yew-leaf willow

Synonyms

Salix exilifolia Dorn
Salix microphylla Schltdl. & Cham.
Salix taxifolia var. lejocarpa Andersson
Salix taxifolia var. limitanea I.M.Johnst.
Salix taxifolia var. microphylla (Schltdl. & Cham.) C.K.Schneid.
Salix taxifolia var. sericocarpa Andersson

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Arturo Castro Castro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alexis López Hernández, 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.