''Salix serissaefolia'' is a putative species of
willow native to central
Japan
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. It is known as コゴメヤナギ in Japanese. It was described by Kimura in ''Bot. Mag. Tokyo'' 40: 639 (1926). H.Ohashi synonymized it as ''
Salix jessoesis'' subsp. ''serissaefolia'' (Kimura) H. Ohashi, comb. nov., in A Systematic Enumeration of Japanese Salix (Salicaceae), Hiroyoshi OHASHI 植物研究雑誌 ''J. Jpn. Bot.'' 75: 1-4 1 (2000). Note the typographical error for ''
Salix jessoensis''. ''Salix jessoensis'' is a synonym of ''
Salix pierotii
''Salix pierotii'', the Korean willow, is a species of willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of ...
'', as is ''
Salix serissifolia''.
Note the spelling difference between ''Salix serissaefolia'' and ''Salix serissifolia''.
It is a
deciduous tree, reaching a height of 10–25 m.
References
serissaefolia
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