Willow (Salix)

On this page... (hide)

1. Description
1. 1.1 Growth
2. Obtainment
3. Uses
1. 3.1 Medicine
4. More
5. 'Souls

Common Name	Willow
Latin Name	Salix (genus)
Icon(s)

Image credit

1. Description

There are various species and subspecies of willow. Willows are very cross-fertile, and numerous hybrids occur, both naturally and in cultivation. Willow wood is soft, usually pliant, tough; the trees have slender branches, and large, fibrous, often stoloniferous roots. The roots are remarkable for their toughness, size, and tenacity to life, and roots readily grow from aerial parts of the plant.

The leaves are typically elongated, but may also be round to oval, frequently with serrated margins. Most species are deciduous.

1.1 Growth

Almost all willows take root very readily from cuttings or where broken branches lie on the ground. Willow roots grow widespread and are very aggressive in seeking out moisture -- they can damage structures.

2. Obtainment

Very Common. Though non-native, it has been naturalized in many regions of the world.

3. Uses

Basic crafts, such as baskets, fish traps, wattle fences and wattle and daub house walls, were often woven from osiers (rod-like willow shoots, often grown in coppices).
Tannin, fibre, paper, rope and string can be produced from the wood. Thin or split willow rods can be woven into wicker, which also has a long history. The relatively pliable willow is less likely to split while being woven than many other woods, and can be bent around sharp corners in basketry.
Charcoal production

3.1 Medicine

Willows all have abundant watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid (a component of aspirin). Willow bark has been used as a remedy for aches and fever.

4. More

Wikipedia:Willow

5. 'Souls

Hey, did your character do something cool with this plant?
Or maybe your pack has it for trade?

'Souls Territories

Active Packs	Salsola ‧ Casa di Cavalieri ‧ Del Cenere Gang
Active Loner Bands	Oglethorpe ‧ The Court Of Fangs ‧ Midnight Krewe ‧ Camp Eclipse ‧ Shingetsu Trading Company ‧ Silver Strip Syndicate ‧ Aevum Absens
Playable Areas *Region* → Territory from West to East	Western Forefront	Branta Stretch ‧ The Borderlands ‧ Saint Croix Highlands ‧ Territory Transference
	Northern Tides	Miramichi Wilderness ‧ Wabanaki Coast ‧ Frost Reaches ‧ Cape Acadia
	Sticks and Stones	D'Laniger Peninsula ‧ Isthmus of Chignecto ‧ Aelcrest Shore ‧ Halcyon Mountain ‧ Overgrowth Sunrise ‧ Shattered Coast ‧ Ethereal Eclipse
	Seabreeze Brink	The Dampwoods ‧ Quartz Shoreline ‧ Halifax ‧ Whisper Beach ‧ Drifter Bay ‧ The Waste
Geography	Fauna ‧ Flora ‧ Islands ‧ Landforms ‧ Waterways
Maps ('Souls Map ‧ Division Map) ‧ RP Guide (Post-Apocalypse ‧ Travel ‧ Worldwide) ‧ World Territories ‧ World Travel

'Souls Flora

Flora	Woody Plants	Trees	Ash ‧ Birch ‧ Cedar ‧ Clove ‧ Linden ‧ Maple ‧ Oak ‧ Pine ‧ Poplar ‧ Spruce ‧ Willow ‧ Witch Hazel
		Shrubs	Bayberry ‧ Bearberry ‧ Blueberry ‧ Bunchberry ‧ Chokeberry ‧ Cloudberry ‧ Cowberry ‧ Cranberry ‧ Dogwood ‧ Honeysuckle ‧ Labrador Tea ‧ Lavender ‧ Rosemary ‧ Sage ‧ Swamp Rose ‧ Thyme
	Herbaceous Plants	Aster ‧ Black Cohosh ‧ Bluejoint ‧ Calamus ‧ Cannabis ‧ Cardinal Flower ‧ Catnip ‧ Chicory ‧ Chrysanthemum ‧ Clover ‧ Common Foxglove ‧ Coneflower ‧ Dandelion ‧ Fanwort ‧ Fennel ‧ Garlic ‧ Ginger ‧ Ginseng ‧ Goldenrod ‧ Harebell ‧ Horned Bladderwort ‧ Indian Tobacco ‧ Lemon Balm ‧ Marigold ‧ Marsh Marigold ‧ Melde ‧ Mint ‧ Oat ‧ Opium ‧ Red Baneberry ‧ Rue ‧ Showy Lady's Slipper ‧ Stinging Nettle ‧ St. John's Wort ‧ Sunflower ‧ Switchgrass ‧ Syrian Rue ‧ Thistle ‧ Threeleaf Goldenthread ‧ Tigernut ‧ Tobacco ‧ Tuberous Grasspink ‧ Valerian ‧ Violet ‧ Wood Sorrel ‧ Yarrow
	Etc.	Aloe Vera ‧ Psilocybin Mushroom
Category ‧ Plant Guide ‧ RP Guide (Herbalist Medicine ‧ Intoxicants ‧ Materials)

Categories: Flora | Resources