Salix planifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salix planifolia Pursh

Diamondleaf willow

2008 Steve Matson

2022 John Rawlings

2006 Steve Tyron

Salix planifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~125 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Salix
Family:	Salicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Salix chlorophylla var. monica
ICPN	Salix monica
JEF	Salix phylicifolia var. monica
JEF	Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia

Information about Salix planifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SAPL2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/13/2025).