Trees, 3–25 m. Stems: (erect), branches somewhat to highly brittle at base or flexible. Leaves: stipules on late ones and vigorous shoots foliaceous or minute rudiments, apex acute or acuminate; petiole with spherical glands or lobes distally; largest medial blade amphistomatous or hypostomatous, abaxial surface glaucous or not; juvenile blade glabrous, pubescent, or short to long-silky abaxially, hairs white. Pistillate floral bracts deciduous after flowering. Staminate flowers: stamens 2; anthers 0.4–0.7 (–0.8) mm. Pistillate flowers: adaxial nectary shorter than or equal to stipe; stipe 0.2–1.5 mm; ovary glabrous.
Distribution
Introduced; Eurasia
Discussion
Species 8 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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absent +
dehiscent +
entire +
absent +
tapering +
juvenile +
juvenile +
toothed +
pistillate +
not glaucous +
flowering +
subglobose +
flowering +
arillate +
Eurasia +
absent +
scant +
slender +
pistillate +
deciduous +
distinct +
subtending +
capsular +
foliaceous +
spherical +
arillate +
white +
long +
silky +
fasciculate +
racemose +
flowering +
year-round +
separating +
membranaceous +
true +
simple +
marcescent +
deciduous +
connate +
absent +
rudimentary +
2-7[-10]-carpellate +
1-7[-10]-locular +
axile +
parietal +
glabrous +
2;36 +
absent +
absent +
modified +
reduced +
grooved +
not glandular +
glandular-dotted +
absent +
convex +
fused +
intruded +
layering +
layering +
minute +
overlapping +
distinct +
connate +
absent +
foliaceous +
vigorous +
not spinose +
erect +
glabrescent;pubescent +
truncate +
non-papillate +
cylindrical +
equal +
foliaceous +
absent +
rudimentary +
pistillate +
Salix sect. Salix +
Salix subg. Salix +
section +