Salix babylonica L. - Weeping willow

Excluded species

Non-native

By Steven D. Glenn

Not peer reviewed

Last Modified 02/16/2012

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Common Names

Weeping willow

General Discussion

Reports of the common weeping willow from our area as Salix babylonica, most likely represent the hybrids S. x sepulcralis Simonkai or S. x pendulina Wenderoth. See discussion in: Flora of North America 7:40-41. 2010.