Salicaceae

Tweedy's willow

Salix tweedyi (Bebb) C.R.Ball

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Tweedy's willow: This specimen was examined in 1905 by Carleton Roy Ball in his studies of willows. He annotated it as Salix tweedyi and noted its similarity to the type specime — Photo: Hollis Jeanne Marriott, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Tweedy's willow

Synonyms

Salix barrattiana var. tweedyi Bebb

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Hollis Jeanne Marriott, CC BY-SA 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.