Salicaceae
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Salicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Family Description - Dioecious; fls in catkins (aments), without perianth, each fl subtended by a small bract (commonly called a scale) and either provided with one or 2 enlarged basal glands (Salix) or subtended by an obliquely cup-shaped disk (Populus); staminate fls consisting of (1)2–many stamens; pistillate fls consisting of a single unilocular ovary with 2–4 carpels and as many stigmas, the stigmas sometimes bifid or otherwise cleft, with or without a common style; placentation parietal or sometimes basal; fruit a 2–4-valved capsule; seeds usually ± numerous, small, without endosperm, covered with long white hairs and adapted to distribution by wind; trees or shrubs, typically fl in early spring; lvs alternate, simple, entire or toothed, usually stipulate, but the stipules often deciduous. 2/300+, widespread.
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Common Names
The willow family