Family: Willow [Salicaceae]

Chamaeta

Populus

Salix

Vetrix

Salix covers Willows, Sallows and Osiers, from tall trees to prostrate undershrubs. They are all deciduous, most have alternate leaves, and nearly all grow in damp places. Osiers are tall shrubs, usually growing by fresh water. Sallows are tall shrubs or low trees with broad leaves. Willows are trees, sometimes very small trees in the case of Dwarf Willow; many hybridise with one another. They all bear flowers in catkins Populus covers Aspen, a tree, and the Poplar trees which are tall. Text on Family goes here