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    Arroyo willow is a large shrub or small tree that grows up to 10 feet tall. It has yellowish brown hairy shoots when young and whitish hairs on the underside of its leaves. It blooms from February to April with yellow catkins that contain male or female flowers that are pollinated by the wind. Arroyo willow is commonly found in riparian areas and canyon streams from California to Baja California and Idaho, where it relies on access to flooding and the water table. Its branches were used by indigenous people for housing supports, baskets, and boats, and its parts contain salicylic acid, which can be brewed into a tea for pain relief. It provides

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    Arroyo willow is a large shrub or small tree that grows up to 10 feet tall. It has yellowish brown hairy shoots when young and whitish hairs on the underside of its leaves. It blooms from February to April with yellow catkins that contain male or female flowers that are pollinated by the wind. Arroyo willow is commonly found in riparian areas and canyon streams from California to Baja California and Idaho, where it relies on access to flooding and the water table. Its branches were used by indigenous people for housing supports, baskets, and boats, and its parts contain salicylic acid, which can be brewed into a tea for pain relief. It provides

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    Arroyowillow

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    Arroyo willow is a large shrub or small tree that grows up to 10 feet tall. It has yellowish brown hairy shoots when young and whitish hairs on the underside of its leaves. It blooms from February to April with yellow catkins that contain male or female flowers that are pollinated by the wind. Arroyo willow is commonly found in riparian areas and canyon streams from California to Baja California and Idaho, where it relies on access to flooding and the water table. Its branches were used by indigenous people for housing supports, baskets, and boats, and its parts contain salicylic acid, which can be brewed into a tea for pain relief. It provides

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    Arroyo Willow

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    LifeHistory
    largeshruborsmalltreegrowingto10ft
    shootsareyellowishbrownandhairywhenyoung
    theleavesundersidearecoveredwithsubtlewhitishhairs
    theflowersarearrangedinyellowcatkins(thinpetallessflowers,maleorfemale,female
    pollinateinthewind)andbloominearlyspringFebApril
    winterbudsareblunttipped
    theflowerhastwostamensunited(themalepartofthetree)
    thestaminateandpistillateareonseparatetrees(deciduousspecies)
    losetheirleavesinresponsetowinter
    thepollenmalecatkinsareyellowandthefemaleseedproducingcatkinsaregreen
    Seedsarewinddispersed
    whenpruned,readilysproutsnewbranchescalledwands
    2. Ecology
    thecorerangeisfromtheCaliforniaCoastRangesandcentralCalifornia
    extendstoOregontoBajaCalifornia
    foundmoderatelythroughIdahoandArizona
    commonlyfoundincanyons,pondshores,riparianareas
    dependentonflooding
    rootsmustaccessthewatertable
    3. HumanUses
    thepartswereusedformanyitems,containanactiveingredientinaspirin(brewedinto
    teaforpainrelief
    stemswerebenttosupportdomehouses
    wandsmadebaskets,boats,andfurniture
    agroupindicatesafreshwatersource
    4. Linkages
    Insectsareattractedbynectaries,smallglandswithinbothmaleandfemaleflowersthat
    produceasugaryliquid
    excellenthabitatforinsectsandbugeatingsongbirds
    hostforwesterntigerswallowtailbutterflies,plantgallinducers,WesternTussockMoth
    caterpillars,Lorquinsadmiral,mourningcloak
    willowscrubcommunities

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