How to identify the willow tree

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1. Rhizome

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

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Rhizome: The main root is cylindrical in shape, with gray-brown outer bark, light yellow inner bark, and gray-brown stem bark. Leaves: 5-9 cm long, egg-shaped and oblong, with a pointed top. The surface of the leaf is dark green and the underside of the leaf is light green. Flowers: Purple red, the corolla tube is short, 3 mm long, and the calyx lobes are oval.

1. Rhizome

1. Rhizome

The main root of the willow is cylindrical in shape. The outer bark is gray-brown, the inner bark is light yellow, and the stem bark is gray-brown. Branchlets are generally opposite and have fine stripes.

2. Leaves

Willow The leaves are oval-oblong, about 5-9 cm in length and 1.5-2.5 cm in width. The top is relatively pointed and the bottom is wedge-shaped. The color of the front side of the leaves is dark green and the color of the back side is light green.

3. Flowers

Willow The corolla is purple-red, the corolla tube is relatively short, about 3 mm in length, and the lobes are oblong-lanceolate. The peduncle and pedicel are very thin, and the lobes of the calyx are oval. Its stamens are all inserted on the inner surface of the secondary corolla, which is ring-shaped and the top is curved inward.

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

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