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Salix daphnoides
Also called Violet willow, European Violet-Willow, Siberian Violet Willow
Salix daphnoides, the European violet willow, is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It can grow as a large shrub or small tree, normally reaching a height of
6–8 m (20–26 ft), but can grow up to 12 m (39 ft) tall.
Salix daphnoides occurs scattered across central Europe between the Baltic states and Piedmont, and from the Balkans to eastern France.
It is planted to provide reinforcement to coastal and continental sand dunes, but is also widely planted as an ornamental species in parks and along roads.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix daphnoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
