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Distribution by County   7284    
Salix melanopsis  Nutt.
Dusky willow
Salix melanopsis is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 3 Kings: 1 Plumas: 40 Stanislaus: 4
Alpine: 4 Lake: 9 Riverside: 2 Sutter: 2
Butte: 36 Lassen: 4 Sacramento: 8 Tehama: 35
Calaveras: 1 Los Angeles: 3 San Bernardino: 1 Trinity: 15
Colusa: 7 Mariposa: 7 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 15
Del Norte: 40 Mendocino: 18 San Luis Obispo: 4 Tuolumne: 12
El Dorado: 14 Modoc: 2 Santa Clara: 2 Ventura: 1
Fresno: 11 Mono: 6 Shasta: 14 Yolo: 7
Glenn: 11 Monterey: 2 Sierra: 2 Yuba: 5
Humboldt: 51 Napa: 1 Siskiyou: 12
Inyo: 1 Nevada: 10 Solano: 3
Kern: 2 Placer: 4 Sonoma: 17

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/09/2025).