Salix aurita

Salix aurita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. aurita
Binomial name
	Salix aurita; L.

Salix aurita, the eared willow,^[1] is a species of willow distributed over much of Europe, and occasionally cultivated. It is a shrub to 2.5 m in height, distinguished from the similar but slightly larger Salix cinerea by its reddish petioles and young twigs. It was named for its persistent kidney-shaped stipules along the shoots.

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salix aurita". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Salix aurita at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Salix aurita at Wikispecies
"Salix aurita". Plants for a Future.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salix aurita". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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