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  Salix cinerea L. image
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Botanical Illustration
Family Salicaceae
Salix cinerea L.
large gray willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
cinerea: cinereus for "like ashes, ash colored"
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Status: Introduced - rarely escaped
Plant: perennial shrub 7'-20' tall, peeling bark with long, prominent ridges
Leaf:narrow, pointed at both ends, underside whitened
Notes: used by florists
(Glossary)

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Salix cinerea L. subsp. cinerea
         
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