Deciduous tree, with extensive branching. In Cabárceno Nature Park, its prunings are very commonly used to feed folivorous animals, such as gorillas, and herbivores, such as giraffes and elephants.
Curiosities
It is used in basketry, due to the strips made from its wood, which is soft and easy to work with.
| Height | Up to 12 m. |
| Leaves | Oblong-lanceolate in shape, with an entire or finely serrated margin. |
| Flowers/Fruit | The flowers emerge in spring on long filaments (catkins); their fruits are capsules that open upon ripening and release seeds wrapped in a cottony tissue that aids their dispersal by wind. |
| Climate/Habitat | It dominates in regions with a Mediterranean and dry climate. |
| Common Name | Atrocious Willow |
| Scientific Name | Salix atrocinerea |
| Genus | Salix |
| Family | Salicaceae |
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