| purpleosier willow | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SAPU2 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub Hardwood Trees |
| Salix purpurea L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Salicales: Salicaceae |
| Native Range: Europe, Northern Africa to Central Asia and Japan (REHD); |
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Diagram or Graphic; 1. Branchlet with male catkins (a - h). - 2. Branchlet with female catkins (m - v). - 3. Branchlet with mature shoots and ripe fruits (a - c). Seeds with tuft of silky hairs (b, c). Leaves are alternating in position (but often opposite in the upper part of the branchlets), oblanceolate, broadest at the upper third of their length. - 4. Seedling with cotyledons and first ordinary leaves. - 5. Winter-branchlet. After Hempel & Wilhelm, 1889. Photos and explanations from the book: Zelimir Borzan. "Tree and Shrub Names in Latin, Croatian, English, and German, with synonyms", University of Zagreb, 2001. Zelimir Borzan, University of Zagreb, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
