Willow

Thank your for attending the River Walk! A list of species is below as well as a handout providing information regarding the identification and use of willow is below. The species of willow we drank as tea was Salix exigua or sandbar willow and is pictured in the handout.

Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana
Balsam poplar - Populus balsamifera
Willow - Salix sp.
Red-osier dogwood - Cornus stolonifera
Buckbrush/ snowberry - Symphiocarpus occidentalis/ S. alba
Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium
Flax - Linum usitatissiumum/ L. lewisii
Tansy - Tanacetum vulgaris
Fireweed - Chamerion angustifolium
Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster sp.
Vetch - Vicia sp.
Cinquefoil - Potentilla sp.
Colorado blue spruce - Picea pungens
White spruce - Picea glauca
Hawthorn - Crataegus sp.
Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana
Beebalm/ wild bergamot - Monarda sp. (native species: M. fistulosa)


For advice regarding safe and effective usage please consult a certified medical herbalist.