Latin name: Salix exigua Nutt. var. exigua
Pronunciation: SAY-lix ex-IG-yoo-a
Common name: Sandbar willow
Family: Salicaceae (Willow)
Habitat: Shores, silty bars, sandy and gravelly soils to 8000', mostly deserts
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Salix 2) exigua
Hybridizes with var. hindsiana
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