Salicaceae FAMILY

Salix lemmonii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix lemmonii is a deciduous shrub producing a loose cluster of slender, crooked stems from the root crown; it usually grows 120 - 300cm tall, but sometimes reaches 500cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant can be used in basket making. It can be planted to stabilize wet soils and stream banks, and to restore wildlife habitats.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, California, Nevada

HabitatStreams, lakeshores, wet meadows, springs, old burns in subalpine conifer forests, sandy, granite substrates; at elevations from 1,400 - 3,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].