Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 1015 (1753).

Derivation: Latin salix, the willow.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Trees or shrubs; over-winter buds each protected by a single scale leaf; terminal buds usually 0; catkins often produced before the leaves mature, usually erect.

Bracts at the bases of flowers entire; perianth represented by 1 or 2 nectaries; stamens 2-12.

Distribution:  About 500 chiefly northern temperate species. The large number of species and hybrids and lack of adequate collections in S.Aust. make this treatment very unsatisfactory. Willows.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Leaves glabrous at maturity
2. Branches drooping; only female plants in S.Aust	S. babylonica 1.
2. Branches rigid, spreading or ascending	S. X rubens 3.
1. Leaves strongly pubescent to tomentose beneath at maturity	S. cinerea 2.

Author: Not yet available