Salix famelica, the starved willow or hungry willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is native to cool-temperate North America, east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi, at elevations below 2,000 m (6,600 ft). A shrub or tree typically 1.5 to 7 m (5 to 23 ft) tall, it is hardy in USDA zones 2b to 5a. It has been assessed as Least Concern.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Starved willow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
- Species
- Salix famelica
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