Willow
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WILLOW (Salix), a very well-marked genus of plants constituting, with the poplar (Populus), the order Salicaceae. Willows are trees or shrubs, varying in stature from a few inches, like the small British S.
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There are about 350 species of willow, all members of the genus Salix. They are native to the northern hemisphere, and usually are found growing on moist soil in cool regions.
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Willow
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common name for some members of the Salicaceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of worldwide distribution, especially abundant from north temperate to arctic areas.
Willow Leaf Groundsel, Barkley's Ragwort
Scientific Name: Senecio salignus DC.
Synonym: Barkleyanthus salicifolius, Cineraria salicifolia
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Willowleaf Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius Leaves and fruit Main Page Previous Next Info ...
Willow oaks transplant readily and will grow in a wide array of soils. However, they grow faster and to a larger size in bottomland sites or areas with reasonably fertile conditions. Once established they tolerate drought well.
Salix aegyptiaca ‘Musk willow'
This choice, strongly growing willow looks good all through the year, but is perhaps at its best in late winter when its softly furry, ‘pussy' catkins appear.
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Willow Oak
Wide-spreading, large-trunked Oaks are known for their long life, strength and majestic beauty. They have many forms, but are mostly deciduous trees and some shrubs. Some like wet soil, while others prefer dry.
Willow
Salix species
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Bebb Willow
Bebb Willow
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Great Willowherb
Characteristics
A hairy plant upto 1.5m tall with rounded leaf stems and pink flowers.
Willow information
Willow - Salix spp. (in the Salicaceae or Willow family)
Part used: Bark.
Willow not found recently at JRBP but on a historical plant list:
Salix sitchensis Bong.
'Willowbridge Snow'
Italian or Spanish Lavender
"Here is his little cambric frock
That I laid by in lavender so sweet,
And here his tiny shoe & sock
I made with loving care for his dear feet." -from "My Son"
by Ada Tyrrell,
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Pussy willows, Salix discolor, grow well in almost any soil but it is a good idea to supplement it with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. They require full sun to thrive, but will survive in the shade as well.
Black Willow
(Salix nigra Marshall)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, narrowly lance-shaped, very long-pointed, tapered or rounded at the base, finely toothed margins, smooth dark green above, pale green below.
Arctic Willow
Common Name(s): Rock Willow
Genus: Salix
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Peking Willow is a popular ornamental tree in northern China, and is also grown for wood production and shelterbelts there, being particularly important around the oases of the Gobi Desert to protect agricultural land from desert winds.
Carolina willow is located in 23 states including Florida (Kartesz, 1999). It occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
Australian Willow is a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia. It features thin drooping leaves, up to 18 cm long. Australian Willow may grow up to 10 metres tall, and has drooping branches.
The Desert Willow blooms a beautiful trumpet shaped flower in spring and through the fall that resembles that of the catalpa.
Salix spp. Willow. Hollowtop Lake. Tobacco Root Mountains. Pony, Montana.
Salix spp. Willow.
Populus deltoides. Plains Cottonwood. Jefferson River. Willow Creek, Montana.
Purpleleaf Willow-herb
Epilobium coloratum
The leaves are usually, though not always, marked with purple. The stem may also be purplish.
Although many willows are plants of wet places, several grow on coastal dunes.
Hornemann's Willowherb
Epilobium hornemannii
Synonyms: E. alpinum var. nutans and E. alpinum var. lactiflorum
Family: Onagraceae, Evening Primrose
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In addition to willow blue-star's small but charming clusters of blue flowers in late spring, it has upright, willow-like leaves that turn clear yellow in fall.
This Primrose Willow is native to South America.
Similar Species: There are several other members of the Ludwigia genus which have four showy petals, eight stamens and grow in wet places, but this species is by far the largest.
( Dragon-claw Willow )
'Tortuosa' is an upright, fast-growing tree with thin, greenish-brown, marvelously twisting shoots that provide a fantastic display in winter.
The resemblance of the foliage to that of willows gives rise to the popular name 'willow amsonia'. In autumn there is lovely yellow leaf colour before it falls. It needs placing with care but looks good amongst grasses.
Willow gentian (G. asclepiadea, zone 5)
Coming from a family of shorties, the willow gentian (its name derived from its long, narrow leaves resembling those of a willow) is something of an oddball, growing from 60 to 100 centimetres tall.
Willow
Salix spp.
MEDICINAL: Willow works like aspirin. In fact, aspirin was derived from willow bark. It is also used to cleanse and heal eyes that are infected or inflamed.
Willow Myrtle: Agonis spp.
The Orange-bark Myrtle, also called Tree Myrtle and Chilean Myrtle, is from temperate Chile and western Argentina. It is a versatile, handsome plant with edible berries, and is still too little known in Seattle.
Willowherb
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Willow Oak (Q. phellos)
Mature Height/Spread: Willow oak is pyramidal in youth and rounded in maturity. It grows 60 to 75 feet tall and 40 to 60 feet wide.
Growth Rate: A rapid grower, it grows 25 feet in 12 years.
WILLOW ACACIA
Acacia salicina
General Notes
Drought and frost resistant in adapted zones. Best in dry soils. Saline tolerant. SelecTree lists no cultivars of salicina.
willow oak Fagaceae Quercus phellos L. symbol: QUPH
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'Willowcrest' and 'Willowood' - Both of these cultivars are selections of f. angustata with narrow, linear strap-like foliage. As they were found in the Carolinas, they have not been especially good performers in zone 5.
PEAR, WILLOW LEAF - Pyrus salicifolia
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Willow oak leaves and bark
Usage
Willow oaks are often planted along avenues and in larger lawns and parks.
Willow blue star (A. t. salicifolia, sometimes listed as A. salicifolia) is much like eastern blue star except its leaves are narrower, longer, and more tapered, giving a willowlike appearance. It blooms in late spring or early summer.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
(Spiraea salicifolia)
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Willow shrubs (Salix integra) are deciduous plants that grow from 5 feet to 15 feet tall, depending upon the variety. Popular varieties include Flamingo, which grows from 4 feet to 6 feet tall and…
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A willowy fine-textured warm season blue grass that blooms in June and maintains its fluffy inflorescences through September and October. We are very excited by the garden possibilities of this native grass! ...
Bushwillow trees often are important plants in their habitat. Savannahs in Africa, in particular those growing on granitic soils, are often dominated by Combretum and its close relative Terminalia.
Family: Willow (Salicaceae)
Flowering: March-April
Field Marks: This willow has leaves very whitened on the lower surface. The stipules are usually persistent.
10 (20)m, Willow-Leafed Peppermint from Australia, makes a wide-spreading, weeping symmetrical fine-leafed tree. Very robust as it tolerates heat, cold, drought, and any soil. USDA Climate Zone 8.
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The slender, willowy stems of this jasmine stand out beautifully in a winter landscape. Bright yellow flowers appear in winter or early spring, before handsome glossy, three-leafleted leaves unfurl.
* 1 . Black Willow Salix nigra leaf
lanceolate, no glands.
margin wavy to entire.
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Short-fruited Willow Herb Epilobium obscurum
Smooth Cat's-ear Hypochaeris glabra
Wood Cran's bill Geranium sylvaticum ...
American Water-willow
Justicia americana
An aquatic with bicolored flowers in dense, head-like or spike-like clusters on long slender stalks rising from leaf axils.
drummond’s willow Salix drummondii Barrett
Other Idaho shrubs are frequently unique to a particular vegetation type. Examples of these are discussed below.
Acacia salicina
Willow acacia
Fabaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
Populus alba L.
Willow family (Salicaceae)
NATIVE RANGE: Central and southern Europe to western Siberia and central Asia ...
10. Viceroy Pussy willow, plums, (Limenitis archippus) cherries
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Other plants that attract butterfly larva include leadplant (Amorpha canescens), clover, hackberry, elm, plantain, snapdragon, nettles and willows.
Acacia iteaphylla (Willow-leaf Wattle, Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae)
Acacia karroo ( karoo ) (Sweet thorn, Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae)
Acacia mangium (Mangium Wattle, Black Wattle, Hickory Wattle, Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae) ...
avellana 'Contorta' Harry Lauder's Walkingstick Cotinus coggygria Smokebush Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak' Velvet Cloak Smokebush Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree Cotoneaster horizontalis Rockspray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius Willowleaf ...
Ficus neriifolia: fig, willow-leaf ficus
Ficus neriifolia regularis (also known as F. salicifolia): willow-leaf fig
Ficus panda - requires little light, only about 800 Lux.
Ficus platypoda: Australian fig - grows multiple trunks in nature.
 See also: May, Green, Pink, Orange, Salix
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