List of Poplars and Willows of Montana
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There are at least 48 members of the Poplar and Willow order: Salicales found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Family: Salicaceae
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Family: Salicaceae
Salicaceae
Salicaceae are a family of flowering plants. Recent genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera....
- Arctic Willow, Salix arctica
- Autumn Willow, Salix serissima
- Barclay's Willow, Salix barclayi
- Barratt's WillowSalix barrattianaSalix barrattiana, also known as Barratt's willow, is a shrub in the Salicaceae family found in Alaska. It is 30 to 60 cm tall....
, Salix barrattiana - Bebb's WillowSalix bebbianaSalix bebbiana is a species of Willow that is indigenous to Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska and Yukon south to California and Arizona and north-east to Newfoundland and New England...
, Salix bebbiana - Black CottonwoodPopulus balsamiferaPopulus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, bamtree, eastern balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar, tacamahaca,...
, Populus balsamifera - Booth's WillowSalix boothiiSalix boothii is a species of willow known by the common name Booth's willow. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to California and New Mexico, where it grows in moist mountain habitat, such as riverbanks. It is a shrub which can reach six meters in height...
, Salix boothii - Cascade Willow, Salix cascadensis
- Crack Willow, Salix fragilis
- Diamond Willow, Salix eriocephala
- Drummond's WillowSalix drummondianaSalix drummondiana is a species of willow known by the common name Drummond's willow. It is native to western North America from Yukon and the Northwest Territories in the north to California and New Mexico in the south...
, Salix drummondiana - Dusky WillowSalix melanopsisSalix melanopsis is a species of willow known by the common name dusky willow. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to California and Colorado, where it grows in many types of moist and wet habitat, such as riverbanks and subalpine mountain meadows, on rocky and...
, Salix melanopsis - Eastern Cottonwood, Populus deltoides
- Eastwood's WillowSalix eastwoodiaeSalix eastwoodiae is a species of willow known by the common names Eastwood's willow, mountain willow, and Sierra willow. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in subalpine and alpine climates in mountain habitat such as talus and streambanks.-Description:It is a shrub...
, Salix eastwoodiae - False Mountain Willow, Salix pseudomonticola
- Farr's Willow, Salix farriae
- Geyer's WillowSalix geyerianaSalix geyeriana is a species of willow known by the common names Geyer's willow, Geyer willow and silver willow. The type specimen was collected by the botanist Karl Andreas Geyer, for whom it was named...
, Salix geyeriana - Gray Willow, Salix glauca
- Greenleaf Willow, Salix lasiandra var. caudata
- Hoary WillowSalix candidaSalix candida, also known as sageleaf willow, is a shrub in the Salicaceae family found in northern United States and Canada. It is .5 to 3.5 m tall.-External links:**...
, Salix candida - Hybrid Balsam Poplar, Populus x brayshawii
- Hybrid Crack Willow, Salix x rubens
- Lanceleaf Cottonwood, Populus x acuminata
- Laurel Willow, Salix pentandra
- Lemmon's WillowSalix lemmoniiSalix lemmonii is a species of willow known by the common name Lemmon's willow. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in moist and wet areas in mountain coniferous forest habitat, such as streambanks and meadows.-Description:Salix...
, Salix lemmonii - Mackenzie's Willow, Salix eriocephala var. mackenzieana
- Meadow Willow, Salix petiolaris
- Missouri River Willow, Salix eriocephala var. famelica
- Narrowleaf CottonwoodPopulus angustifoliaPopulus angustifolia is a species of poplar tree known by the common names Narrowleaf Cottonwood and Willow-leaved Poplar. This tree is native to the Great Basin in the United States where it is most often found by streams and creeks at some elevation.The tree is slim in profile, with yellow-green...
, Populus angustifolia - Net-veined WillowSalix reticulataSalix reticulata, the Net-leaved Willow, is a dwarf willow, occurring in the colder parts of Northern Europe, Greenland, North America and Northern Asia...
, Salix reticulata - Pacific Willow, Salix lasiandra
- Pacific Willow, Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra
- Peach-leaf Willow, Salix amygdaloides
- Pussy WillowSalix discolorSalix discolor is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called Pussy Willow.It is native to the northern forests and wetlands of Canada and the northeastern contiguous United States .It is a weak-wooded deciduous shrub or...
, Salix discolor - Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloidesPopulus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, and Quakies,. The trees have tall trunks, up to 25 metres, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy green leaves, dull beneath, become golden...
, Populus tremuloides - Rock Willow, Salix vestita
- Roundleaf Willow, Salix rotundifolia
- Sandbar WillowSalix exiguaSalix exigua Salix exigua Salix exigua (Sandbar Willow, Narrowleaf Willow, or Coyote Willow; syn. S. argophylla, S. hindsiana, S. interior, S. linearifolia, S. luteosericea, S. malacophylla, S. nevadensis, S...
, Salix exigua - Scouler's WillowSalix scoulerianaSalix scouleriana Salix scouleriana Salix scouleriana (Scouler's Willow; syn. S. brachystachys Benth., S. capreoides Anderss., S. flavescens Nutt., S. nuttallii Sarg., S...
, Salix scouleriana - Short-fruit Willow, Salix brachycarpa
- Sitka WillowSalix sitchensisSalix sitchensis is a species of willow known by the common name Sitka willow. It is native to northwestern North America from Alaska to northern California to Montana. It is a common to abundant plant in many types of coastal and inland wetland habitat, such as marshes, riverbanks, swamps, coastal...
, Salix sitchensis - Tea-leaved WillowSalix planifoliaSalix planifolia is a species of willow known by the common names diamondleaf willow and tea-leafed willow. It is native to northern and western North America, including most all of Canada, Alaska, and the western United States...
, Salix planifolia - Tweedy's Willow, Salix tweedyi
- Undergreen Willow, Salix commutata
- White Poplar, Populus alba
- White Willow, Salix alba
- Wolf Willow, Salix wolfii
- Yellow Willow, Salix eriocephala var. watsonii