About Salix melanopsis Nutt.
Salix melanopsis Nutt. is a shrub that reaches up to 4 meters in height. It sometimes sprouts abundantly from its stem to form colonial thickets made up of cloned plants. Its leaves are pointed, and can be oval, lance-shaped, or linear in form; they may grow over 13 centimeters long, and have either smooth edges or edges with spine-like teeth. Its inflorescence is a catkin of flowers that grows up to 5 or 6 centimeters long.