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Salix purpurea L.
purpleosier willow
Symbol: SAPU2
Group: Dicot
Family: Salicaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 597. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for SAPU2
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Plant Distribution by State

Salix purpurea L.

SAPU2

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Related Taxa:
Salix purpurea L.

View 2 genera in Salicaceae, 119 species in Salix

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Classification:
Salix purpurea L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Salicales –
                         Family Salicaceae – Willow family
                            Genus Salix L. – willow
                               Species Salix purpurea L. – purpleosier willow

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Introduced Information:
Salix purpurea L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Salix purpurea L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NI FACW FACW* NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Salix purpurea L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22574.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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