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==Distribution and habitat==
It is commonly found by streams and other wet places. The exact native range is uncertain due to extensive historical cultivation; it is certainly native from central Europe east to western Asia, but may also be native as far west as southeastern [[England]]. As a cultivated or [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalised]] plant, it is widespread throughout both [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], but only at lower [[altitude]]s. It is one of the least variable willows, but it will [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridise]] with several other species.<ref name=rdm/><ref name=rushforth/>