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with … twigs=yellow or orange, long, slender, wavingweeping willow Salix babylonica twigs=yellow-to-orange, overall shape too lumpy to be weeping willow◼︎ black willow Salix nigra
twigs=yellow or green, with fine silky hairs; bark=gray or brown◼︎ white willow Salix alba twigs=yellow-to-yellow-brown, buds=large, leaf scars=U-shaped; bark=gray or brownpeach-leaved willow Salix amygdaloides
twigs=brown-to-black, brittle bases (easy to break); bark=brown-to-black◼︎ black willow Salix nigra
A group of about 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs.
Part of willow family Salicaceae.
Native to cold and temperate regions of the 🌐︎ Northern Hemisphere, usually in areas with moist soils. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), 3 species, not identified above. Map of moist soils (🇺🇸 USA-48) (bottom left > select).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Salix hosts caterpillars of 455 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life Michigan Flora Flora of North America USDA PLANTS db Wikipedia
🏠︎ 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, w/terminal buds