Narrative

Within the Willow and Poplar Family (Family Salicaceae) there are two genera. The wood of all the species in this family is not very strong, and is not of much economic importance. The wood can be made into charcoal, and the thin twigs of some species are used in weaving baskets. Willows (Genus Salix) are a complicated group of trees and bushes that seem to defy any easy system of recognition. This is compounded by the fact that natural hybrids occur.

Taxonomy

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