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Thyme Leaf Willow

Salix serpyllifolia

Also called Thyme Leaved Willow

Thyme Leaf Willow
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)

About

Salix serpillifolia or Salix serpyllifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae.

Where it grows

It is present in mountains of southern Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula, the Alps and the Balkans.

Uses

Salix serpillifolia contains salicin, the source of salicylic acid in aspirin.

Other Salix plants

Salix abscondita · Common Middle East Willow · Siberian Violet Willow · Salix aegyptiaca · Salix aeruginosa · Salix alatavica · Feltleaf willow · White willow · Salix alexii-skvortzovii · Salix alpina · Peachleaf willow · Salix annulifera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix serpillifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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