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Salix elaeagnos Scop.

olive willow (Salicaceae)

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Salix elaeagnos is native to southern Europe.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-27

 olive willow / Salix elaeagnos: _Salix elaeagnos_ is native to southern Europe.

First-year twigs of Salix elaeagnos are hairy, and the leaves have matted hairs underneath, in contrast to the appressed hairs of Salix viminalis.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-27

 olive willow / Salix elaeagnos: First-year twigs of _Salix elaeagnos_ are hairy, and the leaves have matted hairs underneath, in contrast to the appressed hairs of _Salix viminalis_.

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