Salix aurita

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Eared Willow

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. aurita
Binomial name
Salix aurita
L.

Salix aurita is a species of willow distributed over much of Europe. It is a 2.5 m high shrub, distinguished from similar, but slightly larger Salix cinerea by reddish petioles and young twigs.