Salix petiolaris staminate catkins

''Salix petiolaris'', common name slender willow or meadow willow, is a species of willow.

General: A medium to tall, deciduous shrub with few, clumped stems, to 1–3 m tall; twigs yellowish-green, reddish, or dark brown; young twigs covered with short, dense hairs, becoming smooth with age (glabrate).

Leaves: Alternate, simple, pinnately-veined, petiolate. Leaf blade linear-lanceolate to narrow-oblanceolate, 2–7 cm long, to 1.5 cm wide; dark green and lustrous above, glaucous.. more