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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment
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Publication date: 2010-10-07
Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Salix babylonica. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Salix+babylonica on 07-10-2024.
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