"a gold-yellow in autumn. The flowers are arranged in catkins produced early in the spring; it is dioecious, with the male and female catkins on separate trees. ""Salix babylonica"" was described and named scientifically by Carolus Linnaeus in 1736, who knew the species as the pendulous-branched (""weeping"") variant then recently introduced into the Clifford garden in Hartekamp in The Netherlands. Early Chinese cultivar selections include the original weeping willow, ""Salix babylonica"" 'Pendula', in which the branches and twigs are strongly pendulous, which was presumably spread along ancient trade routes. These distinctive trees were subsequently introduced into England from Aleppo in"
"translations): Despite these Biblical references to ""willows"", whether in Latin or English, the trees growing in Babylon along the Euphrates River in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and named ""gharab"" in early Hebrew, are not willows (""Salix"") in either the modern or the classical sense, but the Euphrates poplar ""(Populus euphratica),"" with willow-like leaves on long, drooping shoots, in the related genus ""Populus."" Both ""Populus"" and ""Salix"" are in the plant family Salicaceae, the willow family. These Babylonian trees are correctly called poplars, not willows, in the New International Version of the ""Bible"" (English, 1978): Salix babylonica Salix babylonica (Babylon willow"
"trees on the top of the terraces – a stunning artistic effect that surpassed those of his predecessors. Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as listed by Hellenic culture, described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks, and said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. Its name is derived from the Greek"
"Laurus nobilis Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth and hairless) leaves, in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking. Its common names include bay tree (esp. United Kingdom), bay laurel, sweet bay, true laurel, Grecian laurel, or simply laurel. ""Laurus nobilis"" figures prominently in classical Greco-Roman culture. Worldwide, many other kinds of plants in diverse families are also called ""bay"" or ""laurel"", generally due to similarity of foliage or aroma to ""Laurus nobilis"", and the full name"
"was isolated to its crystalline form in 1828 by Henri Leroux, a French pharmacist, and Raffaele Piria, an Italian chemist, who then succeeded in separating out the acid in its pure state. Salicylic acid, like aspirin, is a chemical derivative of salicin. Salix alba Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular,"
"parks. The wood is soft but close-grained and easy to carve, shrinking very little during seasoning. It has been used for sculpture from Europe to China and the US. The Penitent Magdalene by Donatello is one 15th-century example. An old English name ""Abele"", now rarely used, is derived from the Latin ""albellus"", white, by way of Old French ""aubel"" and Low German name ""abeel"". Leuce/Leuka, the ""White Poplar""; Leuce or Leuka (Ancient Greek: Λεύκη) (""White"" or specifically ""White Poplar"") was the most beautiful of the nymphs and an Oceanid; a daughter of Oceanus. Pluto fell in love with her and"
"hairs. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers up to 8 cm long. Salix gooddingii Salix gooddingii is a species of willow known by the common name Goodding's willow, or Goodding's black willow. It was named for its collector, . ""Salix gooddingii"" is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in moist and wet habitat in many types of habitat from mountains to desert. It is a common riparian species. It is a tree growing to tall, with thick, furrowed, shreddy bark and many thin branches. The leaves are up to 13 cm long, generally"
"brown or pale brown fruit with a crispy skin enclosing a sticky brown or brown-green pulp around a hard stone. The carpenter ant ""Camponotus sericeus"" feeds on the nectar exuded by the flowers. The larva of the cabbage tree emperor moth ""Bunaea alcinoe"" causes defoliation of the tree. ""Balanites aegyptiaca"" has been cultivated in Egypt for more than 4000 years, and stones placed in tombs as votive offerings have been found as far back as the Twelfth Dynasty. The tree was described in 1592 by Prosper Alpinus under the name 'agihalid'. Linnaeus regarded it as a species of ""Ximenia"", but"
"of the few willows native to North America popularly in commercial cultivation. The cultivar ""S. brachycarpa"" 'Blue Fox' is most popular, valued for its blue-gray foliage and low stature, reaching approximately 1 m in height. Native Americans used parts of willows, including this species, for medicinal purposes, basket weaving, to make bows and arrows, and for building animal traps. Salix brachycarpa Salix brachycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common names barren-ground willow, small-fruit willow and shortfruit willow. The plant is native to North America, where it occurs throughout Alaska except for the"
"Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as listed by Hellenic culture, described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks, and said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. Its name is derived from the Greek word ""kremastós"" (κρεμαστός, lit. ""overhanging""), which has a broader meaning than the modern English word ""hanging"" and refers"
"Salvia dominica Salvia dominica (Dominica sage, in Arabic ( Maru = مرو or ""Khowwekha"" = خويخة ), in (Hebrew: מרווה, marva) is a strong-scented perennial shrub found throughout the eastern Mediterranean, especially Jordan Israel,Lebanon and Syria. The branched inflorescence is one of several salvias thought to have inspired the design of the menorah. It grows to about 1 meter in height and width, and blooms in spring or early summer with pale yellow and white flowers in delicate whorls. A group of Italian and Jordanian researchers isolated twenty-four new sesterterpenes, some of them with interesting biological activity due to their"
"Salix humboldtiana Salix humboldtiana, the Humboldt's willow, is a tree species of willow native to North and South America, growing along watercourses. The species is evergreen or deciduous, depending on climate. It can grow up to 25 meters tall, with a narrow triangular or columnar crown shape. The trunk has a maximum d.b.h. of 80 cm and dark brown to gray fissured bark. Narrow lanceolate leaves up to 15 cm long, with serrate margin and light green color, in temperate climates, it turns yellow in autumn. Catkins 4–10 cm long; male flowers yellowish green, with an ovate-lanceolate bract, six stamens;"
"the balsam tree and its branches or sprigs, as well as for its resin, ""opobalsamum"" (Pliny, Celsus, Scribonius Largus, Martialis, Statius, Juvenal) for the resinous juice of the balsam tree, and ""xylobalsamum"" (Pliny, Scribonius Largus, Cornelius Celsus) for balsam wood, all derived from Greek. Assuming that the ""tsori"" was a plant product, several plants have been proposed as its source. Celsius (in ""Hierobotanicon"") identified the ""tsori"" with the mastic tree, ""Pistacia lentiscus"" L. The Arabic name of this plant is ""dseri"" or ""dseru"", which is identical with the Hebrew ""tsori"". Rauwolf and Pococke found the plant occurring at Joppa. Ödmann"
"female flowers green. The natural range of ""Salix humboldtiana"" spans from central Mexico to southern Chile and Argentina,growing in areas with tropical, subtropical and temperate climate between near sea level to of elevation. Salix humboldtiana Salix humboldtiana, the Humboldt's willow, is a tree species of willow native to North and South America, growing along watercourses. The species is evergreen or deciduous, depending on climate. It can grow up to 25 meters tall, with a narrow triangular or columnar crown shape. The trunk has a maximum d.b.h. of 80 cm and dark brown to gray fissured bark. Narrow lanceolate leaves up"
"it was retrieved by Isis. A reference to this is also made in the computer game, ""Age of Mythology"", in which the head of Osiris is said to be hidden inside the trunk of a great tamarisk tree. Wedgwood made a ""Tamarisk"" China pattern. According to the ""New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology"", the tamarisk plant is a favorite of the Greek god Apollo. Tamarix The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer"
"well. This is still held by the Jews to be the Oak of Mamre. The Christians point to another site, Ballûtet Sebta, where there is a fine specimen of Sindian (Quercus Pseudococcifera)."" ""Ballut"" is the Arabic word for oak. The site of the oak was acquired in 1868 by Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin) for the Church of Russia, and the Monastery of the Holy Trinity was founded nearby. The site has since been a major attraction for Russian pilgrims before the revolution, and is the only functioning Christian shrine in the Hebron region. After the Russian Revolution, the property came under"
"and 'Yellow Dutch'. Woven withies have been used in the creation of the large outdoor sculpture ""Willow Man"", located near Bridgwater in England. Salix triandra Salix triandra, with the common names almond willow or almond-leaved willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and Western and Central Asia. It is found from south-eastern England east to Lake Baikal, and south to Spain and the Mediterranean east to the Caucasus, and the Alborz Mountains. It usually grows in riparian habitats, on river and stream banks, and in wetlands. ""Salix triandra"" is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to tall,"
"Salix serissima Salix serissima is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common names autumn willow and fall willow. It is native to North America, where it is distributed across much of Canada and the northern contiguous United States. This willow is a shrub growing to tall, and known to reach at times. The stems and twigs are hairless. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval and are up to 11 cm long by 3.3 wide. They are hairless. The inflorescence is a catkin. This willow grows in forests and woodlands, and in moist habitat such"
"an ornament al species in parks and along roads. Salix daphnoides Salix daphnoides or European violet willow is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It can grow as a large shrub or small tree, normally reaching a height of between 6 and 8 metres, but can grow up to 12 metres tall. It has a rounded crown with spreading branches with smooth, grey bark. Twigs are dark red/brown in colour, hairless and somewhat shiny. It has large buds, either hairless or with stiff, erect hairs. Leaves are oblong to narrow/obovate, normally between 7 to 12cm long and 2"
"Salvia cacaliifolia Salvia cacaliifolia, the blue vine sage or Guatemalan sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, and in Guatemala and Honduras, at elevation. It has been available in the United Kingdom for many years, after being recognized by William Robinson in 1933. Since the 1970s, it has been available in the United States, after Strybing Arboretum and Huntington Botanical Gardens introduced it to California growers. The specific epithet is sometimes spelt ""cacaliaefolia"" in the literature; however, ""cacaliifolia"" is accepted as the correct spelling. It means ""with leaves like"
"Salix atrocinerea Salix atrocinerea, commonly called grey willow or large gray willow, is a species of willow. It is a bush or small tree up to tall. As a pioneer species of willow, it quickly colonizes poor soils. The grey willow distribution is mostly Atlantic from Western Europe and North Africa to some Mediterranean islands, and in North Africa. Naturally growing in Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, it is very common in the Iberian Peninsula, and is also found in Corsica. The species hybridizes readily with other species of willow and many hybrids have been identified. It flowers"
"inhibitor of the angiotensin converting enzyme. Salvia elegans Salvia elegans, commonly called pineapple sage or tangerine sage, is a perennial shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala. It inhabits Madrean and Mesoamerican pine-oak forests between . ""Salvia elegans"" has tubular red flowers and an attractive scent to the leaves that is similar to pineapple. It produces numerous erect leafy stems and flowers in the late autumn. The red flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. In a highland temperate forest in central Mexico, pineapple sage was found to be one of the three most-visited species by hummingbirds. It is a short-day"
"interaction with tubulin-tyrosine ligase (TTL), an enzyme involved in the tyrosination cycle of the C-terminal of tubulin, and inhibit TTL activity in cancer cells. Salvia dominica Salvia dominica (Dominica sage, in Arabic ( Maru = مرو or ""Khowwekha"" = خويخة ), in (Hebrew: מרווה, marva) is a strong-scented perennial shrub found throughout the eastern Mediterranean, especially Jordan Israel,Lebanon and Syria. The branched inflorescence is one of several salvias thought to have inspired the design of the menorah. It grows to about 1 meter in height and width, and blooms in spring or early summer with pale yellow and white flowers"
"Willow is considered the national tree of Ukraine. The genus ""Salix"" is made up of around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs: The recent name changes for well-known and economically important willows (Salix L.) International Register of Cultivars of Salix L. (willow) Global Cultivation of Willows: Willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred"
"in Meenakshi Amman Temple. A withered relic of the kadamba is also preserved there. In Theravada Buddhism, the kadamba tree was where Sumedha Buddha achieved enlightenment. Neolamarckia cadamba Neolamarckia cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree, laran, and Leichhardt pine, and called kadam locally, is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. The genus name honours French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It has scented orange flowers in dense globe-shaped clusters. The flowers are used in perfumes. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant and for timber and paper-making. Kadam features in Indian religions and mythologies. A fully mature"
"""arbores felices"" (plural) as the oak (four species thereof), the birch, the hazelnut, the sorbus, the white fig, the pear, the apple, the grape, the plum, the cornus and the lotus. The oak was sacred to Jupiter, and twigs of oak were used by the Vestals to ignite the sacred fire in March every year. Also among the ""felices"" were the olive tree, a twig of which was affixed to the hat of the Flamen Dialis, and the laurel and the poplar, which crowned the Salian priests. ""Arbores infelices"" were those under the protection of chthonic gods or those gods"
"Tamarix gallica Tamarix gallica, the French tamarisk, is a deciduous, herbaceous, twiggy shrub or small tree reaching up to about 5 meters high. It is indigenous to Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, and very common around the Mediterranean region. It is present in many other areas as an invasive introduced species, often becoming a noxious weed. It was first described for botanical classification by the taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1753, but had already been in cultivation since 1596. It has fragile, woody branchlets that drop off in autumn along with the small, scale-like leaves that cover them. The leaf-shape"
"edges, and hairless and waxy or slightly hairy. The inflorescence is a stout catkin of flowers a few centimeters long, the female catkins lengthening to 6 or 7 centimeters as the fruits develop. This willow sometimes hybridizes with ""Salix geyeriana"", to which it is closely related. This shrub is commonly used in revegetation projects in its native range, where it is useful for stabilizing eroded riparian habitat. Salix lemmonii Salix lemmonii is a species of willow known by the common name Lemmon's willow, named after J.G. Lemmon. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to"
"it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. This willow had many uses for Native Americans; the branches were used as flexible poles and building materials, the smaller twigs were used to make baskets, the bark was made into cord and string, and the bark and leaves had several medicinal uses. The Zuni people take an infusion of the bark for coughs and sore throats. Salix exigua Salix exigua (sandbar willow, narrowleaf willow, or coyote willow; syn. ""S. argophylla, S. hindsiana, S. interior, S. linearifolia, S. luteosericea, S. malacophylla, S. nevadensis,"" and "" S. parishiana"") is a"
"northern Syria in 1730. These plants are all females, readily propagated vegetatively, and capable of hybridizing with various other kinds of willows, but not breeding true from seed. This type of tree is grown very easily through plant propagation. Two cultivated hybrids between pendulous ""Salix babylonica"" and other species of ""Salix"" willows also have pendulous branchlets, and are more commonly planted than ""S. babylonica"" itself: Cultivars derived from either of these hybrids are generally better adapted than ""S. babylonica"" to the more humid climates of most heavily populated regions of Europe and North America. A similar willow species also native"
"Salvia hierosolymitana Salvia hierosolymitana, the Jerusalem salvia or Jerusalem sage, is a herbaceous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean, with populations in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank. It typically grows in open fields, rocky soils, and among low-growing native shrubs. It was first described in 1853 by botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier, with the epithet """"hierosolymitana"""" referring to ""royal, sacred Jerusalem"". It forms a mound of basal leaves that spreads to 2 ft, and slightly less in height. The ovate mid-green leaves are evergreen, lightly covered with hairs, and with a scalloped margin, growing 8-10 in long"
"parks and gardens. The cultivar 'Wehrhahnii' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Native Americans used parts of willows, including this species, for medicinal purposes, basket weaving, to make bows and arrows, and for building animal traps. In Yukon, willow leaves were chewed to treat mosquito bites and bee stings, as well as stomach aches. Salix hastata Salix hastata is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, known by the common name halberd willow. It has an ""almost circumpolar"" distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, most frequently found near the coast"
"Willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow (from Old English ""sealh"", related to the Latin word ""salix"", willow). Some willows (particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow (""Salix herbacea"") rarely exceeds in height, though it spreads widely across the ground. Willows all have"