| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix calyculata Hook.f. ex Andersson |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-4700m |
| Description | branchlets dark brown, leaves obovate to elliptic, 1-3cm long, serrate, adaxially shiny green, abaxially paler, catkins ovoid, 15-20mm long, bright red |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| 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 |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SALICACEAE
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