Diamond-leaf willow
Plant - Salix pulchra
Species of flowering plant in the willow family.
Diamond-leaf willow (Salix pulchra), is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, also known by the common names tealeaf willow and thin red willow. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs in Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The species is also found in northern British Columbia, and occurs in Russia.
This willow is an erect, deciduous shrub growing up to 4.6 m tall, but usually remaining smaller, especially in the Arctic and alpine climates. The species is dioecious, with male and female reproductive parts occurring on separate individuals. The inflorescence is a catkin. The catkins grow before the leaves appear in the spring. The leaves are green above and whitish underneath, and hairless.
