Willow
Salix alba 'Vitellina-Tristis'
Morton Arboretum acc. 58-95*1
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Faimily: Salicaceae
Tribe: Saliceae[1]
Genus: Salix
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Species

Aboot 400.[2]
See Leet o Salix species

Willaes, cried sallaes an osiers an aw, form the genus Salix, aroond 400 species[2] o deciduous trees an shrubs, foond primarily on moist siles in cauld an temperate regions o the Northren Hemisphere.

References eedit

  1. "Genus Salix (willows)". Taxonomy. UniProt. Archived frae the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 4 Februar 2010.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. a b Mabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge.