| Salix hookeriana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. hookeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix hookeriana Barratt ex Hook. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Salix amplifolia |
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Salix hookeriana is a species of willow known by the common names dune willow, coastal willow, and Hooker's willow. It is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern California, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches, marshes, floodplains, and canyons. It is a shrub or tree growing up to 8 meters tall, sometimes forming bushy colonial thickets. The leaves are up to 11 centimeters long, generally oval in shape, wavy along the edges, and hairy to woolly in texture with shiny upper surfaces. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers up to 9 or more centimeters long, the female catkins growing longer as the fruits develop. This willow may hybridize with similar species.