PURPLE WILLOW 263 



8 Buds, leaves and leaf-scars sub- 

 opposite; twigs purplish to olive. 

 Stamen one. 



Salix purpurea, L. Purple Willow (Fig. 132). A 

 basket-osier about 5 — 10 feet high, characterised by the 



Fig. 132. Salix purpurea, Purple Willow (Sc). 



sub-opposite leaves and by having only one stamen (of 

 two fused). The twigs are apt to trail, and are typically 

 reddish or purple, but the branches are of various shades 



