Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Salix mucronata — (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

(c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

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Salix mucronata Thunb.

Cape Willow · Salicaceae

Also known as Salix nigerica.

Salix mucronata (commonly called the Cape silver willow or Safsaf willow) is a tall, graceful, evergreen willow tree.

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About Cape Willow

Salix mucronata (commonly called the Cape silver willow or Safsaf willow) is a tall, graceful, evergreen willow tree. It grows along riverbanks in South Africa, and is used for a wide range of traditional medicines. The Cape willow is dioecious (separate male and female trees).

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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