Salix alpina

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Salix alpina
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At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden
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Creeping habit in the Tatras
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. alpina
Binomial name
Salix alpina
Synonyms [1]
  • Salix jacquinianaWilld.
  • Salix jacquiniiHost

Salix alpina, the Alpine willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to the Eastern Alps and the Carpatians, with one station in the Dinaric Alps. [1] A creeping, mat-forming deciduous shrub, it is available in commerce. [2] [3] Its growth habit varies according to local conditions. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Salix alpina Scop". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Salix alpina (Alpine willow)". shootgardening.co.uk. Shoot Limited. 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. "Salix alpina". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022. 3 suppliers