Salix commutata

Salix commutata, the undergreen willow,^[3] is a plant species native to western Canada and the north-western United States. It has been reported from Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, Idaho. Washington and Oregon. It grows on rocky alpine and subalpine slopes, conifer forests, stream banks, bogs, etc.^[4][5]

Undergreen willow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. commutata
Binomial name
Salix commutata Bebb
Synonyms[2]
Salix barclayi var. commutata (Bebb) Kelso Salix commutata var. denudata Bebb Salix commutata subsp. mixta Piper Salix commutata var. puberula Bebb Salix commutata var. sericea Bebb

Salix commutata is a shrub up to 3 m tall. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, up to 10 cm long, sometimes with a few teeth, both sides with some white hairs but not glaucous (waxy).^{[4][6][7][8][9][10]}