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Common Name(s):	Sandbar Willow, Willow,Sandbar, Longleaf Willow
Species:	Salix exigua
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Family:	Salicaceae

Longevity:	Perennial

Origin:	Native
Height:	5.5 m
Flowers:	April
Fruits:	Spring
Description:	A shrub, sometimes thicket forming, locally abundant on damp sandy soil along streams and rivers. Easily identified by the long, very narrow leaves with a few tiny teeth scattered along the margin. Leaves are sometimes browsed by white-tailed deer and some livestock. Can be planted from root-stock or cuttings for erosion control. Native Americans used the bark and stems to make baskets and chewed the twigs as a pain reliever. Contains salicylic acid, similar to aspirin (synthesized acetylsalicylic acid).

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