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Salix eleagnos Scop.

Bitter Willow · Salicaceae

Also known as Salix affinis, Salix angustifolia, Salix asplenifolia, Salix bifida and 16 more synonyms. Common names: Olive willow.

Salix eleagnos the bitter willow, olive willow, hoary willow, rosemary willow, or elaeagnus willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to central and southern Europe and south west Asia.

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About Bitter Willow

Salix eleagnos the bitter willow, olive willow, hoary willow, rosemary willow, or elaeagnus willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to central and southern Europe and south west Asia. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall by 5 m (16 ft) broad, it is an erect bushy deciduous shrub with narrow grey-green leaves up to 20 cm (8 in) long, which turn yellow in autumn (fall). The green catkins, 3–6 cm (1–2 in) long, appear with the leaves in...

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Native rangeAlbania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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