About Salix commutata Bebb
Salix commutata, commonly known as undergreen willow, is a plant species native to western Canada and the northwestern United States. It has been recorded in Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. This species grows in a variety of habitats including rocky alpine and subalpine slopes, conifer forests, stream banks, and bogs. Salix commutata is a shrub that reaches a maximum height of 3 meters. Its leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape, growing up to 10 centimeters long; they sometimes have a small number of teeth along the edges, and both leaf surfaces bear some white hairs but are not glaucous (waxy).
