Salix fragilis - Revision history

Raffi at 17:37, 7 May 2010

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Murali.lalitha at 17:39, 6 May 2010

2010-05-06T17:39:34Z

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Murali.lalitha at 12:23, 30 April 2009

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Envoy at 06:19, 17 November 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Crack Willow
| status =

secure
| image = Salix fragilis 004.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Crack Willow
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
| species = '''''S. fragilis'''''
| binomial = ''Salix fragilis''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

The '''Crack Willow''' (''Salix fragilis'') is a [[willow]] native to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], and is reportedly invasive in North America. It is a medium-sized to large [[deciduous]] tree, which grows rapidly and can be up to 27 m tall. Its preferred habitat is beside rivers. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are bright green, 9-15 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, with a finely serrated margin. The [[plant sexuality|dioecious]] [[flower]]s are catkins, produced in early spring, and pollinated by bees.

The name derives from the [[twig]]s which break off very easily and cleanly at the base with an audible crack. The broken twigs and branches take root readily, enabling the species to colonise new areas, particularly where the broken twigs fall into rivers and can be carried some distance downstream. It is particularly adept at colonising new riverside sandbanks formed after [[flood]]s.

Its female flowers can have either one or two [[nectar]]ies.

{{Commons|Salix fragilis}}
{{wikispecies|Salix fragilis}}
[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Crack]]

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 {{SPlantbox
 |familia=Salicaceae
 |genus=Salix
 |species=fragilis
 |common_name=Brittle willow, Crack willow
 |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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 |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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+|image_width=180
 }}
 {{Inc|
 Salix fragilis, Linn. (S. viridis, Fries. S. Russelliana, Smith). Brittle Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 50-60 ft. high, excurrent in habit and of very rapid growth: branches brown, obliquely ascending: buds medium size, pointed: lvs. large, lanceolate-acuminate, glabrous or slightly hairy when young, scarcely paler beneath, glandular serrate: aments appearing with the lvs. (the staminate tree rare in Amer.), seldom bearing good seed, slender; scales deciduous. Eu., N. Asia. Gn. 19, p. 517; 55, p. 89.—Frequently cult. and also growing spontaneously in many places. A company of promoters induced many American farmers to plant hedges of this willow some 50 years ago. Many of these occur now throughout the country, the trees being 40-50 ft. high. A stake cut from a tree and driven in the ground will soon establish itself and grow into a tree. Var. decipiens, Hoffm. Twigs yellow: buds black in winter: lvs. smaller and brighter green. Probably a hybrid with another species.
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 ==Cultivation==
-{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
 ===Propagation===
-{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
+The name derives from the [[twig]]s which break off very easily and cleanly at the base with an audible crack. The broken twigs and branches take root readily, enabling the species to colonise new areas, where the broken twigs fall into rivers and can be carried some distance downstream.
 ===Pests and diseases===
-==Species==
-<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
+==Varieties==
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery perrow=5>
 Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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 ==References==
 *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 <!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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 {{stub}}
-[[Category:Categorize]]
+__NOTOC__

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		+	\|familia=Salicaceae
		+	\|genus=Salix
		+	\|species=fragilis
		+	\|common_name=Brittle willow, Crack willow
		+	\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|habit=tree
		+	\|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Max ht box=50
		+	\|Max ht metric=ft
		+	\|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Max wd box=35
		+	\|Max wd metric=ft
		+	\|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|lifespan=perennial
		+	\|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|exposure=sun
		+	\|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|min_zone=6
		+	\|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|max_zone=10
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
		+	}}
	__NOTOC__{{Plantbox		__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
	\| name = ''Salix fragilis''		\| name = ''Salix fragilis''

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 __NOTOC__{{Plantbox
 | name = ''Salix fragilis''
-| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
+| common_names = Crack Willow
 | growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 | high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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 | sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 | color = IndianRed
-| image = Upload.png   <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
+| image = Salix fragilis 004.jpg
-| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
+| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
-| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
+| image_caption = Crack Willow
 | regnum = Plantae
 | divisio = Magnoliophyta

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 {{Inc|
 Salix fragilis, Linn. (S. viridis, Fries. S. Russelliana, Smith). Brittle Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 50-60 ft. high, excurrent in habit and of very rapid growth: branches brown, obliquely ascending: buds medium size, pointed: lvs. large, lanceolate-acuminate, glabrous or slightly hairy when young, scarcely paler beneath, glandular serrate: aments appearing with the lvs. (the staminate tree rare in Amer.), seldom bearing good seed, slender; scales deciduous. Eu., N. Asia. Gn. 19, p. 517; 55, p. 89.—Frequently cult. and also growing spontaneously in many places. A company of promoters induced many American farmers to plant hedges of this willow some 50 years ago. Many of these occur now throughout the country, the trees being 40-50 ft. high. A stake cut from a tree and driven in the ground will soon establish itself and grow into a tree. Var. decipiens, Hoffm. Twigs yellow: buds black in winter: lvs. smaller and brighter green. Probably a hybrid with another species.
 }}
-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| name = Crack Willow
-| status =
+===Propagation===
-secure
+==Gallery==
-| image = Salix fragilis 004.jpg
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
-| image_width = 240px
-| image_caption = Crack Willow
+<gallery>
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
-| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
+</gallery>
-The '''Crack Willow''' (''Salix fragilis'') is a [[willow]] native to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], and is reportedly invasive in North America. It is a medium-sized to large [[deciduous]] tree, which grows rapidly and can be up to 27 m tall. Its preferred habitat is beside rivers. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are bright green, 9-15 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, with a finely serrated margin. The [[plant sexuality|dioecious]] [[flower]]s are catkins, produced in early spring, and pollinated by bees.
+==References==
-The name derives from the [[twig]]s which break off very easily and cleanly at the base with an audible crack. The broken twigs and branches take root readily, enabling the species to colonise new areas, particularly where the broken twigs fall into rivers and can be carried some distance downstream. It is particularly adept at colonising new riverside sandbanks formed after [[flood]]s.
+==External links==
-Its female flowers can have either one or two [[nectar]]ies.
+{{stub}}
-{{Commons|Salix fragilis}}
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

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		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Salix fragilis, Linn. (S. viridis, Fries. S. Russelliana, Smith). Brittle Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 50-60 ft. high, excurrent in habit and of very rapid growth: branches brown, obliquely ascending: buds medium size, pointed: lvs. large, lanceolate-acuminate, glabrous or slightly hairy when young, scarcely paler beneath, glandular serrate: aments appearing with the lvs. (the staminate tree rare in Amer.), seldom bearing good seed, slender; scales deciduous. Eu., N. Asia. Gn. 19, p. 517; 55, p. 89.—Frequently cult. and also growing spontaneously in many places. A company of promoters induced many American farmers to plant hedges of this willow some 50 years ago. Many of these occur now throughout the country, the trees being 40-50 ft. high. A stake cut from a tree and driven in the ground will soon establish itself and grow into a tree. Var. decipiens, Hoffm. Twigs yellow: buds black in winter: lvs. smaller and brighter green. Probably a hybrid with another species.
		+	}}
		+
	{{Taxobox		{{Taxobox
	\| color = lightgreen		\| color = lightgreen