Salicaceae
| Salicaceae | |
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| Salix caprea | |
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| Family: | Salicaceae |
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Bembiciaceae | |
Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants. Each plant has either staminate or pistillate catkins. The flowers have no petals or sepals. Each has a small scale-like bract below it. These developing catkins on willows form the well-known "pussy-willow" branches.
Except for two species of Populas (Cottonwood), all the members of Salicaceae in the Bay Area are of the genera Salix (Willows).
