Family | SALICACEAE |
Genus species | Salix caesia Vill. |
Synonyms | Salix myricifolia Andersson |
Salix prostrata Ehrh. | |
Salix tuvinensis Gudoschn. | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1500-4000m |
Description | branchlets reddish, leaves ovate to lanceolate, 2-7mm long, abaxially grey-white, adaxially green, entire, catkins short, thick, bracts densely grey-pubescent, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SALICACEAE
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