Salix daphnoides Violet willow (Salicaceae) Deciduous tree

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Salix daphnoides
Violet willow
Deciduous tree
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The Salix daphnoides plant species is found in Europe to W. Asia as far as the Himalayas. Scarcely naturalized in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Salicaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Violet willow.

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Latin Name:  Salix daphnoides
Common Name:  Violet willow
Family:  Salicaceae
Author:  Vill.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  10   Mature Width:  8

Habitat:  Moist soils.

Edible Uses: Inner bark - raw or cooked[172, 183]. It can be dried, ground into a powder and then added to cereal flour for use in making bread etc. A very bitter flavour, it is a famine food that is only used when all else fails[172]. Young shoots - raw or cooked. They are not very palatable[172]. Rich in vitamin C[183]. Young catkin-bearing shoots - raw or cooked[183]. The growing tips of underground rhizomes are peeled and eaten[183].

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