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Salix jepsonii is a species of willow known by the common name Jepson's willow. It is native to southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada in California, where its distribution extends just into western Nevada. It grows along rivers and streams in high mountain habitat. It is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters tall, sometimes forming colonial thickets. The lance-shaped leaves may grow over 10 centimeters long. They are hairy when new, and have silky hairs on the undersides when mature. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins short and stout, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long, and female catkins reaching up to 6 centimeters in length. It is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters tall, sometimes forming colonial thickets. The lance-shaped leaves may grow over 10 centimeters long. They are hairy when new, and have silky hairs on the undersides when mature. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins short and stout, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long, and female catkins reaching up to 6 centimeters in length.
Tree, Shrub
3 - 10 ft Tall
Winter Deciduous
Cream, Yellow
High
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 157 likely
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Luteus Dart Moth
Abagrotis trigona
Frosty Dagger Moth
Acronicta brumosa