Pronunciation: SAY-lix lee-vi-GAY-ta
Common name: Red willow
Family: Salicaceae (Willow)
Habitat: Along streams and riverbanks below 5000',
brackish or subalkaline lakeshores, canyons, many
cismontane plant communities
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Salix
2) laevigata