| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix herbacea L. |
| Synonyms | Ripselaxis herbacea (L.) Raf. |
| Salix nivalis Schur | |
| Salix pumila Salisb. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of branchlets in pairs, minute, orbiculate, rounded, crenulate, glabrous, bright green, densely reticulate veined, catkins terminal, minute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , North European Russia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SALICACEAE
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