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|image = Salix amygdaloides(01).jpg |
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|image_caption = Peachleaf Willow leaves |
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|regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]] |
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|ordo = [[Malpighiales]] |
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|familia = [[Salicaceae]] |
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|genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]'' |
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|species = '''''S. amygdaloides''''' |
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|binomial = ''Salix amygdaloides'' |
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|binomial_authority = [[Nils Johan Andersson|Andersson]] |
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|}} |
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'''''Salix amygdaloides''''' ('''peachleaf willow''') is a species of [[willow]] native to southern [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], from [[Quebec]] west to western [[British Columbia]], southeast to eastern [[Kentucky]], and southwest and west to [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]], respectively.<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70589 ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref> |
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It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to {{convert|4|–|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall; besides the [[Populus sect. Aegiros|cottonwood]]s, it is the largest tree native to the [[prairie]]s. It has a single trunk, or sometimes several shorter trunks. The [[leaf|leaves]] are lanceolate, 3–13 cm long and 1–4 cm wide, yellowish green with a pale, whitish underside and a finely serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are yellow [[catkin]]s, 3–8 cm long, produced in the spring with the leaves. The reddish-yellow [[fruit]] matures in late spring or early summer, and the individual capsules are 4–6 mm long.<ref name=bc>Plants of British Columbia: [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Salix+amygdaloides ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref><ref name=npwrc>Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/vascplnt/species/samy.htm ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref> |
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The peachleaf willow grows very quickly, but is short-lived. It can only spread by [[seed]]s, whereas most other willows can [[plant propagation|propagate]] from roots or snapped bits of twig. |
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It can be found on the northern prairies, often near streams, and accompanying cottonwoods. As both the common and scientific names suggest, the leaves bear some similarity to those of a [[peach]] or an [[almond]] (Latin, ''amygdalus''). |
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[[Image:Salix_amygdaloides_range_map.png|200px|thumb|left|Natural range]] |
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|200px|thumb|left|Natural range]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Commons|Salix amygdaloides}} |
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[[Category:Salix|amygdaloides]] |
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[[Category:Trees of Western Canada]] |
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[[Category:Trees of the Plains-Midwest (United States)]] |
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[[Category:Trees of Michigan]] |
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[[ar:صفصاف خوخي الأوراق]] |
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[[az:Salix amygdaloides]] |
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[[es:Salix amygdaloides]] |
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[[udm:Salix amygdaloides]] |
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Revision as of 18:25, 10 October 2012
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