Salix scouleriana (Scouler's Willow) Evergreen Ribes sanguineum grows from Southwest

Ribes sanguineum grows from Southwest British Columbia into Southern California between the Pacific Coast and the west slope of the Cascades

Blade length is 7"

western red cedar was traditionally used medicinally

bogs and wetlands

This plant is a Willamette Valley native

Salix scouleriana (Scouler's Willow) Evergreen Ribes sanguineum grows from SouthwestPlant Description: The Scouler's Willow has a slender crown with straight, multiple stems and few branches. Bark is red brown and thin with flat ridges. The stripped bark of this willow has a skunky odor. The blue green leaves are slightly spoon shaped to widely oval closer to the tip, the leaf undersides are either smooth or covered in small reddish hairs. Flowers are small pussy willow like catkins that can be used in bouquets. The fruit is a small