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Salicaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Salicaceae Mirbel. Common name: Willow Family.

Contributed by Alan S. Weakley and Mac H. Alford

Key to Salicaceae

A family of 55 genera and about 1010 species (as circumscribed to include much of the Flacourtiaceae), trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, nearly cosmopolitan.

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References: Argus, Eckenwalder, & Kiger (2010) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010); Li et al. (2019b); Samarakoon & Alford (2019); Sleumer (1954); Sleumer (1975); Sleumer (1980); Yang & Zmarzty (2007). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Salicaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Salix | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Salicaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Populus | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Salicaceae© Keith Bradley | Salix | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Salicaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Salix | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Salicaceae© Paul Marcum | Populus source
image #6 of Salicaceae© Aidan Campos | Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides source | Original Image ⭷

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