Willow
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| Willow | |
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| Salix alba 'Vitellina-Tristis' Morton Arboretum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Tribe: | Saliceae |
| Genus: | Salix L. |
| Type species | |
| Salix alba L. | |
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About 400. | |
Willows are not often thought of as a source of food, but their distillate/hydrosol is used as a flavoring, similar to rose water, and sold for this purpose.
"Pussy Willow Water" was purchased at a Middle Eastern grocery. It has a delicious cooling flavor reminiscent of wintergreen.