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*Salix babylonica* L., commonly known as the weeping willow or Peking Willow, is a species of deciduous plant in the family Salicaceae. It belongs to the genus *Salix* and is classified within the order Malpighiales and class Magnoliopsida. The species has been recorded in regions including Beijing, Shanghai, Fujian, and Inner Mongolia, as well as Korea, Manchuria, and Qinghai.
The plant is utilized for afforestation, fodder, medicinal purposes, and as a building material. It is considered invasive in Australia. According to the 2021 IUCN Red List assessment, its conservation status is Data Deficient. Occurrence records from various institutions document its presence in Mexico, the United States, and China.
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Species
Data DeficientSalix babylonica
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilySalicaceae
Common Name: weeping willow
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,149
- With media
- 1,803
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Collections
- IIB-UV, ENCB-IPN, FCB-BUAP, INECOL, CICY, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China
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- Salix babylonica
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- vrba žalujka
- IUCN conservation status
- Data Deficient
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- invasive to
- Australia
- short name
- S. babylonica
- taxon author citation
- L.
- foliage type
- deciduous plant
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Encyclopedic overview
Salix babylonica (Babylon willow or weeping willow; Chinese: 垂柳; pinyin: chuí liǔ) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Siberia but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southwest Asia and Europe.
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