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Salix eriocephala
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. eriocephala
Binomial name
Salix eriocephala Michx.

Salix eriocephala, known as heart-leaved willow or Missouri River willow, is a species of willow native to a large portion of the temperate United States and Canada.

It is usually found as a narrow shrub or small tree with multiple trunks growing to a height of 20 ft (6.1 m). It has dark gray, scaly bark with thick lance-shaped leaves that are hairy underneath. The silky catkins appear before the leaves in early spring.

References

1. Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Salix eriocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64324281A67730802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64324281A67730802.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. "Salix eriocephala (heart-leaved willow): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. "Salix eriocephala (Missouri River Willow): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. "Plants Profile for Salix eriocephala (Missouri River willow)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Salix eriocephala at Wikimedia Commons
• [REDACTED] Data related to Salix eriocephala at Wikispecies
• "Salix eriocephala". Plants for a Future.

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