| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix petrophila Rydb. |
| Synonyms | Salix caespitosa P.B.Kenn. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-4000m |
| Description | leaves 1-3cm long, obtuse, glabrous, entire, abaxially pale, distinctly veined, catkins 2-3cm long, bracts blackish, obovate, sparsely sericeous hirsute |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SALICACEAE
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