Salix jepsonii is a species of willow known by the common name Jepson's willow.[1] it is named for renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.
It is endemic to California, found in the Klamath Mountains and throughout the Sierra Nevada.[1] It grows along rivers and streams in high mountain habitat, between 1000m-3400mm (3,000feet-11,200feetm) in elevation.[2]
Salix jepsonii is a shrub growing 1m-3mm (03feet-10feetm) tall, sometimes forming colonial thickets. The lance-shaped leaves may grow over 10 centimeters long. They are hairy when new, and have silky hairs on the undersides when mature.[2]
The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins short and stout, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long, and female catkins reaching up to 6 centimeters in length.[2] Its bloom period is June.[1]