| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix arbuscula L. |
| Synonyms | Salix carinata Sm. |
| Salix glauca Willd. | |
| Salix venulosa Sm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1200m |
| Description | branchlets shiny, leaves ovate or elliptic, 5-25mm, acute, finely glandular-dentate, adaxially shiny, abaxially glaucous, catkins broadly cylindrical, to 2cm long |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | procumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Norway , Sweden ) Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SALICACEAE
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