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Salix fluviatilis
River willow
Deciduous tree
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The Salix fluviatilis plant species is found in Western N. America - Washington and Oregon. It is a member of the Salicaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as River willow. Some home gardeners know the variety as S. melanopsis. Nutt.

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Latin Name:  Salix fluviatilis
Common Name:  River willow
Family:  Salicaceae
Author:  Nutt.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  7   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Forms extensive thickets and rapidly colonizes sandbars along lowland ponds, lakes and streams in moist sand or gravel overladen with silt[229].



Medicinal Information:  The bark has been used in the treatment of certain fevers[257]. The fresh bark of all members of this genus contains salicin[226], which probably decomposes into salicylic acid (closely related to aspirin) in the human body[213]. This is used as an anodyne and febrifuge[226].

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