Salicaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Salicaceae
Salix cinerea L.

Salix cinerea L.

Salix cinerea L.

Salix cinerea L. (grey willow) is a dioecious deciduous shrub or small pioneer tree that grows in damp, nutrient-poor wetland habitats.

Salix daphnoides Vill.

Salix daphnoides Vill.

Salix daphnoides Vill.

Salix daphnoides Vill. is a willow species native to European mountain ranges, planted for dune stabilization and as an ornamental.

Salix discolor Muhl.

Salix discolor Muhl.

Salix discolor Muhl.

Salix discolor (American pussy willow) is a North American willow cultivated for cut flowers and used in Christian Palm Sunday traditions.

Salix eleagnos Scop.

Salix eleagnos Scop.

Salix eleagnos Scop.

Salix eleagnos Scop. is a dioecious deciduous willow shrub native to Europe and southwest Asia, with a cultivated subspecies holding a Royal Horticultural Society award.

Salix eriocephala Michx.

Salix eriocephala Michx.

Salix eriocephala Michx.

Salix eriocephala is a North American willow species that grows as a shrub or small tree with silky early-spring catkins.

Salix exigua Nutt.

Salix exigua Nutt.

Salix exigua Nutt.

Salix exigua Nutt. is a deciduous North American willow shrub grown ornamentally with many traditional human uses and ecological roles.

Salix glauca L.

Salix glauca L.

Salix glauca L.

Salix glauca L. is a dioecious willow with distinct distribution ranges, serving as animal food and having traditional Native American uses.

Salix gmelinii Pall.

Salix gmelinii Pall.

Salix gmelinii Pall.

Salix gmelinii is a flowering Salicaceae plant native from south-western Siberia to Central Asia.

Salix gooddingii C.R.Ball

Salix gooddingii C.R.Ball

Salix gooddingii C.R.Ball

Salix gooddingii, or Goodding's willow, is a native riparian willow tree of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Salix herbacea L.

Salix herbacea L.

Salix herbacea L.

Salix herbacea L., the dwarf willow, is a very small dioecious woody plant adapted to harsh North Atlantic habitats.

Salix hookeriana Barratt

Salix hookeriana Barratt

Salix hookeriana Barratt

Salix hookeriana is a North American coastal willow that grows as a shrub or tree up to 8 m tall.

Salix humboldtiana Willd.

Salix humboldtiana Willd.

Salix humboldtiana Willd.

Salix humboldtiana Willd. is a willow species native to the Americas ranging from central Mexico to southern South America.

Salix humilis Marshall

Salix humilis Marshall

Salix humilis Marshall

Salix humilis Marshall is a common thicket-forming shrub with documented observations across multiple North American habitats including disturbed areas.

Salix interior Rowlee

Salix interior Rowlee

Salix interior Rowlee

Salix interior Rowlee is a clonal deciduous willow shrub with multiple recorded ecological, cultivation, and human uses.

Salix laevigata Bebb

Salix laevigata Bebb

Salix laevigata Bebb

Salix laevigata, red or polished willow, is a willow species native to the southwestern US and northern Baja California.

Salix lanata L.

Salix lanata L.

Salix lanata L.

Salix lanata L. is a compact, hardy dioecious deciduous willow shrub that is valued in cultivation and holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Salix lasiolepis Benth.

Salix lasiolepis Benth.

Salix lasiolepis Benth.

Salix lasiolepis, or arroyo willow, is a deciduous North American willow with traditional uses by California Indigenous peoples.

Salix lucida Muhl.

Salix lucida Muhl.

Salix lucida Muhl.

Salix lucida is a deciduous willow species native to northern and western North America, growing in wetland habitats.

Salix mesnyi Hance

Salix mesnyi Hance

Salix mesnyi Hance

Salix mesnyi Hance is a small deciduous tree with grey bark and grey-backed ovate serrated leaves, growing 10–15 m tall.

Salix myrsinifolia Salisb.

Salix myrsinifolia Salisb.

Salix myrsinifolia Salisb.

Salix myrsinifolia is a Eurasian willow that grows as a shrub or small tree, native to Europe and Western Siberia.

Salix nigra Marshall

Salix nigra Marshall

Salix nigra Marshall

Salix nigra (black willow) is North America’s largest native willow, widely used for timber, restoration, and traditional medicine.

Salix pentandra L.

Salix pentandra L.

Salix pentandra L.

Salix pentandra L. (bay willow) is a willow native to northern Eurasia, naturalized in northern North America, growing in wet habitats.

Salix polaris Wahlenb.

Salix polaris Wahlenb.

Salix polaris Wahlenb.

Salix polaris Wahlenb. is a very small creeping dwarf willow native to arctic regions.

Salix purpurea L.

Salix purpurea L.

Salix purpurea L.

Salix purpurea (purple willow) is a dioecious wetland shrub or small tree, used in basketry and as an ornamental.

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