Salix × forbyana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. × forbyana
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Binomial name | |
Salix × forbyana
Sm., 1804
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Salix × forbyana is a species of hybrid willow native to the British Isles and Western Europe. [1] It is commonly called the Fine Osier. It is a hybrid of Salix atrocinerea, Salix purpurea, and Salix viminalis. [1] It was first described in 1804 by James Edward Smith in Flora Britannica V3. [2]