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Salix L.
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Malpighiales | A broad group encompassing 16,000 species |
| Family | Salicaceae | Willow family |
| Genus | Salix | Latin for “willow,” meaning “to leap or spring,” a reference to its fast growth |
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Salix description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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Willow (Salix) · 11/10/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 8½ × 5½' (2.6 × 1.7 m)  Species not yet identified 
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