*Salix babylonica Linnaeus. Common name: Weeping Willow. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Disturbed bottomlands, streambanks, roadsides, impoundments, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Asia. Note that many trees identified as S. babylonica may actually be one of two commonly cultivated hybrids, S. × pendulina and S. ×sepulchralis, with S. babylonica as one parent.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl2, FNA7, G, Il, Mo3, NcTx, RAB, Tat, Va, W, WH3, WV, Argus (1986); < Salix babylonica L. — S, S13; > Salix babylonica L. — K4; < Salix babylonica L. — Pa; > Salix matsudana Koidz. — K4, Mi; Salix babylonica L. Basionym: Salix babylonica L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Salix babylonica - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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