Stats

Lifespan

20-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Europe and Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This willow grows along riverbanks across Europe and Western Asia. Its flexible branches can bend into a full circle without snapping under pressure.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Salicaceae

Genus

Salix

Species

Salix viminalis