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Salix fragilis
English: Crack willow This plant is a tree. The average height is 10 m -
20m. The bark colour is grey.
Spanish: Mimbrera It is deciduous.
Portuguese: Vime
Flowers
The petals colour is
green.
The petals have
funnel shape.
Flowers grow in
inflorescences called
catkins, male and
female in separated
trees.
Leaves
The leaf is simple, with
petiole. They are
lanceolate, without
hairs.
They are 9–15 cm long
and 1.5–3 cm wide, with
a finely serrated margin.
Fruit
Once pollinated by
bees, the female
catkins transform
into woolly white
seeds, which are
dispersed by wind.