Salix babylonica
Table of Contents
Common Name: Weeping Willow
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Tracheophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Order: Malphighiales |
| Family: Salicaceae |
| Genus: Salix |
| Species: Salix babylonica |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
Weeping willows have gray bark with deep furrows. Their leaves are alternate and simple, between 1-5" long, narrow, and pointed. The leaves are fine toothed, have white undersides, and droop on long sweeping branches.
Habitat & Range
This species was introduced to North America, and planted as an ornamental tree.
Featured image by James Dake.
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