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Willow

Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs. They are primarily found on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.

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Willow

Nodes239
Edges238
Triples229
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008368
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Willow

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related to Selected species · 34
Willow → AfricaSalix, American, Andersson, Arctic, Babylon, Ball, Barratt, Bebb, Bebb's, Belyaeva, Benth, Examples, Goodding's, Hook, Humbolt's, Indian, Korean, KunthSalix, Marshall, Miq
related to Bibliography · 30
Willow → Angela, Bibcode, BioEnergy Research, Charles Scribner's Sons, Genetic Study, Harriet, How, Identify Them, ISBN, Jahodová, Karp, Keeler, Macalpine, March, New Insights, New York, Newsholme, Our Native Trees, Pages, Relationships Among Subgenera
related to Others · 25
Willow → Art, Being, Bristol, British, Cambridge University, Dyeing, Energy, Energy Coppice Project, Environment, Food, Ginza Motoji, Lawrence Ogilvie, Long Ashton Research Station, Poor, Programs, Taimei Elementary School, The, There, They, UK
related to history · 16
Willow → Ancient Greece, Assyria, Babylonian, BC, Egypt, Enkidu, Gilgameš, Haluppu-tree, Hippocrates, Interpreting Mesopotamian, Nether World, Some, Sumer, Sumerian, The, Whether
related to Hybrids and cultivars · 13
Willow → China, Chinese, Europe, Garden Merit, Many, Most, New, Numerous, Peking, Royal Horticultural Society's Award, Salix, The, Willows
related to Cultivation · 10
Willow → Alexander Pope, Almost, England's, Lady Suffolk, One, Salix, Spain, They, This, Willows
related to Culture · 10
Willow → Feast, Guanyin, Hoshana Rabbah, In, In Buddhism, Jewish, Leviticus, Sukkot, Tabernacles, The
related to Modern medicinal uses · 10
Willow → Articles, British Journal, Haematology, Herbal, In, It, Like, Maud Grieve, Salix, There
related to External links · 9
Willow → Cultivars, Encyclopædia Britannica, Global Cultivation, International Register, Salix, The New Student's Reference, Vol, Willows, Work
related to Ecology · 7
Willow → Ants, Beavers, Lepidoptera, The, They, Various, Willows

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salix willows species used bark leaves also often one genus use branches aspirin uses trees cultivars may many treatment alba

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Willowis afamous subject in many East Asian nations' cultures0.90text
S. alaxensisinstance ofas early as the first week of October for boreal species0.80text
as late as the third week of December for willows growing in far southern areasinstance ofas early as the first week of October for boreal species0.80text
sore throatinstance ofusing the bark to treat ailments0.80text
tuberculosisinstance ofusing the bark to treat ailments0.80text
and further alleging thatinstance ofusing the bark to treat ailments0.80text
the British Journal of Haematologyinstance ofArticles asserting that the ancients used willow for this purpose have been published in academic journals0.80text
domesinstance ofwoven from live willow rods into shapes0.80text
tunnelsinstance ofwoven from live willow rods into shapes0.80text
the Willow Biomass Project in the USinstance ofPrograms in other countries are being developed through initiatives0.80text
and the Energy Coppice Project in the UKinstance ofPrograms in other countries are being developed through initiatives0.80text
Willowrelated to BibliographyKeeler0.60section

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