Salicaceae

Eared willow

Salix aurita Host

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Eared willow: Leaves of Salix aurita, Location: Franzosenwiesen, Burgwald, Hesse, Germany — Photo: Willow, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Eared willow

Synonyms

Salix spiraeaefolia Schleich. ex Ser.
Salix ulmifolia Schleich. ex J.Forbes
Usionis aurita (L.) Raf.
Usionis uliginosa (Starke ex Willd.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.