Salix mucronata
Salix mucronata is a tall, graceful, Semi-Deciduous willow tree. It grows along riverbanks in South Africa, and is used for a wide range of traditional medicines.
The Cape willow is dioecious.
Taxonomy
This variable-looking species was previously subdivided into a number of different species. These have now all been downgraded to just being subspecies of Salix mucronata. These subspecies include:- S. m. hirsuta
- S. m. mucronata
- S. m. woodii
- ''S. m. capensis''