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Definition of Salix sitchensis

1. Noun. Small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salix Sitchensis

Literary usage of Salix sitchensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Salix sitchensis Sanson. VELVET WILLOW. Salix sitchensis Sanson, Bongard, Veg. Sitch., p. 162 (1833); Bebb, in Bot. Cal., vol. 2, p. ..."

2. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth, United States Forest Service (1908)
"Salix sitchensis Sansón in Bongard. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. Silky willow ordinarily has slender shrubby stems from 8 to 12 feet high. ..."

3. Mount Rainier: A Record of Exploration by Edmond Stephen Meany (1916)
"Salix sitchensis Sanson. The " silky willow " is plentiful along the Nisqually at Long- mire Springs. ..."

4. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Salix sitchensis Sanson. VELVET WILLOW. Salix sitchensis Sanson, Bongard, Veg. Sitch., p. 162 (1833); Bebb, in Bot. Cal., vol. 2, p. ..."

5. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth, United States Forest Service (1908)
"Salix sitchensis Sansón in Bongard. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. Silky willow ordinarily has slender shrubby stems from 8 to 12 feet high. ..."

6. Mount Rainier: A Record of Exploration by Edmond Stephen Meany (1916)
"Salix sitchensis Sanson. The " silky willow " is plentiful along the Nisqually at Long- mire Springs. ..."

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