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arroyo willow - shrubby willow of the western United States

genus Salix, Salix - a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows

willow, willow tree - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

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I sometimes add dried and pulverized willow bark (Salix sps), usually red or arroyo willow. This adds a pleasant flavor, and was apparently used in traditional American Indian smoking blends.

How to make your own nicotine-free smoking mixes

Southern riparian forest dominated by arroyo willow and southern-willow scrub represent two riparian ecosystems in southern California that humans have destroyed or heavily modified (Faber et al., 1989).

Postfire responses by southern Arroyo willow forest and by southern-willow scrub dominated by Salix lasiolepis in San Diego County, California

"Just a little arroyo willow, but I got it all decorated real nice with all kinds of wind chimes."

Tree of Sighs

To complement nearby stands of alder and bigleaf maple, volunteers have made extensive plantings of smaller trees and shrubs, like Sitka willow, red willow, Arroyo willow, and creek dogwood.

Forests for fish: in Marin County, California, efforts to protect the endangered Coho salmon have led to conservation work and controversial county ordinances

We are therefore studying copper tolerance of native CA willows including Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo willow).

Copper tolerance and remediation potential of Salix lasiolepis: a native California willow. (Abstracts)

Impact of shoot galler attack on sexual reproduction in the arroyo willow. Ecology 69: 2021-2030.

Heritability of host plant resistance to herbivory changes with gallmidge density during an outbreak on willow

California willows including Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo willow).

Salt tolerance and remediation potential of Salix lasiolepis: a native California willow. (Abstracts)