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Elaeagnus commutata, the silverberry [4] or wolf-willow, is a species of Elaeagnus native to western and boreal North America, from southern Alaska through British Columbia east to Quebec, south to Utah, and across the upper Midwestern United States to South Dakota and western Minnesota.
Art: Willow is used to make charcoal (for drawing) [61] as well as living sculptures, woven from live willow rods into shapes such as domes and tunnels. Willow stems are used to weave baskets and three-dimensional sculptures of animals and other figures. Willow stems are also used to create garden features, such as decorative panels and obelisks.
Salix acutifolia, also known as Siberian violet-willow, [1] long-leaved violet willow or sharp-leaf willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Russia and eastern Asia. It is a spreading, deciduous shrub or tree, growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall by 12 m (39 ft) wide. The young shoots are deep purple with a white bloom.
The genus Elaeagnus was erected in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus, who attributed the name to Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. [1] [5] There is agreement that the name is based on Theophrastus's use of the Ancient Greek ἐλαίαγνος (elaíagnos, latinized to elaeagnus) as the name of a shrub. [6]
Salix geyeriana is a species of willow known by the common names Geyer's willow, Geyer willow and silver willow. [5] [12] The type specimen was collected by the botanist Karl Andreas Geyer, for whom it was named. [2] Its conspicuous, yellow flowers begin to bloom as early as March, to as late as the end of June. [3] [13]
Shishamo in Hokkaido. The fish is said to resemble a willow leaf, and its Japanese name reflects this; shishamo, is derived from the Ainu name for the same fish, susam, which is supposed to be derived from a compound of Ainu susu "willow" + ham "leaf", hence its name in Chinese characters (柳葉魚 jukujikun, where the characters have no phonetic relation to the word).
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Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.