| Salix ×forbyana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. ×forbyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix ×forbyana Sm., 1804 | |
Salix × forbyana is a species of hybrid willow native to the British Isles and Western Europe. [1] It is commonly called the Fine Osier. It is a hybrid of Salix atrocinerea, Salix purpurea, and Salix viminalis. [1] It was first described in 1804 by James Edward Smith in Flora Britannica V3. [2]