Purple_Willow Purple_Willow

Purple Willow - Definition

Related Words: Amethyst, Blue, Clematis, Colored, Coronet, Crown, Dahlia, Damson, Diadem, Dynastic, Embroidered, Ermine, Figurative
Purple Willow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Salicaceae
Genus:Salix
Species:purpurea
Binomial name
Salix purpurea

The Purple Willow or Purple Osier (Salix purpurea) is a species of willow native to most of Europe and western Asia. It is a shrub to 1-2 m tall. The leaves are 2-8 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, and, unusually for a willow, often arranged in opposite pairs rather than alternate. The flowers are small catkins, produced in early spring; they are often purple in colour, whence the name of the species (other willows mostly have whitish, yellow or green catkins). This willow species is often used in basketry.


Example Usage of Purple

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