Salix excelsa

Salix excelsa is a species of flowering plant in the willow family Salicaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, Central Asia (except Kyrgyzstan), Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and has been introduced to the Levant, Yemen, the Himalayas, and India.^[2] It is closely related to Salix acmophylla.^[3] It is used as a street tree in Georgia and Iran.^[4]

Salix excelsa
Habit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. excelsa
Binomial name
Salix excelsa S.G.Gmel.
Synonyms[2]
List Salix dischgensis Goerz Salix euapiculata Nasarow Salix excelsa var. rodinii A.K.Skvortsov Salix lispoclados Dode Salix litwinowii Goerz ex Nasarow Salix neodaviesii Bornm. ex Goerz Salix oxica Dode Salix variifolia Freyn & Sint.