Salix babylonica
Babylon Weeping Willow, Peking Willow
Also known as: Salix annularis J.Forbes +16 more
- Salix annularis J.Forbes
- Salix babylonica f. annularis (J.Forbes) Asch.
- Salix babylonica f. crispa (Loudon) Rehder
- Salix babylonica f. pendula (C.K.Schneid.) Geerinck
- Salix babylonica f. rokkaku Kimura
- Salix babylonica f. seiko Kimura
- Salix babylonica f. umbraculifera (Rehder) Geerinck
- Salix babylonica f. villosa C.F.Fang
- Salix babylonica var. babylonica
- Salix babylonica var. crispa Loudon
- Salix babylonica var. glandulipilosa P.I Mao & W.Z.Li
- Salix babylonica var. lavallei Dode
- Salix babylonica var. pekinensis A.Henry
- Salix babylonica var. szechuanica Goerz
- Salix cantoniensis Hance
- Salix capitata Y.L.Chou & Skvortsov
- Salix chinensis Burm.fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Salicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Salix babylonica (commonly known as Babylon Weeping Willow or Peking Willow) is a tree belonging to the Salicaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Salix is notably large, comprising more than 650 species. There are naturally occurring botanical forms of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Qinghai
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Kirgizistan, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Tubuai Is., Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms