Salix viminalis L.
(Osier)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Salix viminalis (Osier)
Genus	Salix (willows)
Family	SALICACEAE (poplars and willows)
Order	MALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Salix viminalis is also a member of:
Broadleaved shrubs - broadleaved shrubs (via Salix)
Trees with bark of middle pH - neutral-barked species, mesic-barked species (via Salix)
Trees - broadleaved and coniferous trees (via Trees with bark of middle pH)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs - broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Trees and shrubs - trees and shrubs, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants - trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Xylophytes - broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers (via Broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Broadleaved trees - broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees (via Salicaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs - ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Salicaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs - ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs (via Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Records of Salix viminalis (Osier) :
1: Salix viminalis (Osier)
4 May 2014	OSGR: SU10	50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: South Hants (VC 11)	England
in fruit

2: Salix viminalis (Osier)
15 Oct 2004	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
at side of lake
$Image 19: Stem - last year\'s growth - enlarged$ $Image 20: Stem - last year\'s growth - enlarged (2)$ $Image 21: Stem - this year\'s growth - enlarged$
3: Salix viminalis (Osier)
29 Jul 1971	OSGR: SX84	50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W	Vice County: South Devon (VC 3)	England

Salix viminalis (Osier) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Salix
(willows)

SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Broadleaved trees
(broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Salix viminalis (Osier)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 47 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Salix viminalis (Osier)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Salix viminalis is also a member of:

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