Salix arbuscula

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Salix arbuscula
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General view: in the center, surrounded by Galium odoratum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. arbuscula
Binomial name
Salix arbuscula
L.

Salix arbuscula, the mountain willow, [1] is a low, much branched shrub (to 0.7 metres) having a limited distribution in Northern Europe, occurring from north Scandinavia eastwards to Siberia. In Scotland it can be found on damp rocky mountain slopes and ledges, generally at altitudes above 600 metres, rarely outside Perthshire and Argyll. [2]

Lower surface of leaf Salix arbuscula Leaf lower surface.JPG
Lower surface of leaf
Petiole Salix arbuscula Leaf petiole.JPG
Petiole
Upper surface of leaf Salix arbuscula Leaf upper surface.JPG
Upper surface of leaf

As described in Stace [3] and BSBI [2] Salix arbuscula has the following characteristics:

References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. 1 2 Willows and Poplars of Great Britain and Ireland, BSBI Handbook No. 4; Meikle; 1984.
  3. New Flora of the British Isles; Clive Stace; Third edition; 2011 printing.