#salicaceae

[francescointoppa]

Salice comune (Salix alba L., Salicaceae) (vecchia dia)

[rattyexplores]

Lovely little Prominent caterpillars

These aren’t the only kind of caterpillars I’ve found on this tree! I’ve seen  Vagrans egista here also. It seems both species have foodplants in the Willow family.

Specimens - Clostera rubida

Foodplant - Unidentified, family Salicaceae

21/12/22

[tranceberry]

The weeping willow (Salix babylonica), is native to northern China, but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southwest Asia and Europe. In the USA, where it's not native, the hardyer cultivar Weeping Golden Willow (salix x sepulcralis) is growing, mostly on banks. In some states it is considered invasive because it is currently in vogue to generally view xenophytes as invasive, which is in this case exaggerated as large-scale spreads are nowhere to be seen.

Weeping Golden Willows

[deathtek]

4/10/20

Who doesn't love the dramatic drooping foliage of a willow tree? I often see a butterfly sucking sap from the bark of this tree, but only from a distance. Would love to meet it some day.

[b4rfb4g9000x]

Salix Arctica

This is the Arctic Willow, family Salicaceae, and it is the northernmost-growing woody plant in the world! Ranging from the icy North coast of Greenland to high-altitude conditions in Asian and North American mountain ranges, this hardy willow grows extremely slowly in the harsh conditions, on average it may be 15 centimeters (6 in.) in height, but in easier climates like in the Pacific Northwest American coast, it has been found growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall! The leaves appear round and shiny, sometimes covered in fuzzy silver hairs. As a member of the willow family, the plant is dioecious with the male and female catkins growing on separate plants. The female flower cluster is red, and the male is yellow. 

These small trees can live as long as 275 years as far as we know! The stems are edible, although on older plants the bark may be thick and must be removed.

[pnwbotany]

Male catkins of the Black Cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa, Salicaceae. On my most recent hike, the forest floor was carpeted with the sticky, fragrant buds of the Black Cottonwood. These buds can be used to make tinctures, oils and salves to soothe pain and inflammation. Normally these trees are too tall to snap a good photo of the flowers, however I stumbled upon a fallen tree that had some great catkins! #blackcottonwood #populustrichocarpa #salicaceae #plantobsessed #naturephotography #plantsofinstagram #plants #plantphotography #botany (at Cougar Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/pnw_botany/p/BwF1Ni8lJ_Y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f6jmp9x5gujr

[natureinsight]

Salix pentandra, halava

[dendroica]

Frosty cottonwoods at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (via USFWS Mountain-Prairie)

On cold winter nights with no wind, hoar frost often forms on the vegetation at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. As the fog rolls down the river valley, the sunlight begins to filter through, painting the landscape with light. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS