Status: Native
Synonyms:
Salix lasiandra Bentham
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra is a tall shrub to short tree found alongside mountain streams. The top of the leaf is shiny green and the undersurfaces are white. Unlike salix irrorata, the new stems of Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra are yellow. There are obvious glands on the upper petioles.
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Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, along the West Fork of the Gila River, May 26, 2013
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, new stems yellow with glands visible on the upper petiole, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, along the West Fork of the Gila River, May 26, 2013
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, leaves bright shiny green above and white underneath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, along the West Fork of the Gila River, May 26, 2013
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, staminate catkins, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Richard Felger, Lake Roberts, May 28, 2013
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, trunk, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Richard Felger, Lake Roberts, May 28, 2013
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