Salix bonplandiana | |
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Ahuejotes in Parque Tezozomoc | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. bonplandiana
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Binomial name | |
Salix bonplandiana | |
Natural range of Salix bonplandiana |
Salix bonplandiana (Bonpland willow), (Spanish: ahuejote, sauce, ahujote, and huejote),[2] is a perennial species of willow tree native to southern and southwest Mexico and extending into central Guatemala;[3] in western Mexico it is a tree of the Sierra Madre Occidental cordillera, but also occurring in other small locales, for example Baja California Sur, northern Sonora, San Luis Potosi, etc. A core disjunct area occurs in central and southeast Arizona, in advantageous locales, especially associated with higher elevations and water.[3]