Pronunciation: SAY-lix ex-IG-yoo-a
Common name: Sandbar willow
Family: Salicaceae (Willow)
Habitat: Streamsides, marshes, wet places below 8000',
sagebrush and creosote bush scrub, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Salix 2) exigua
Two vars. (exigua and hindsiana) in SoCal