| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix myrsinites L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 1018 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. & ne. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | leaves alternate, oval, acute, denticulate, venation distinct, shiny green, catkins erect, long, oval, on short, leafy branchlets |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Salix brayi Nyman Salix dasycarpa Turcz. ex Ledeb. Salix dubya Suter Salix fusca Jacq. Salix glaucoides Andersson Salix laevis Hook. Salix mielichoferi Tausch ex Andersson Salix normannii Andersson Salix pilosa Schleich. ex Ser. Salix procumbens J.Forbes Salix retusa With. Salix sommerfeltii Andersson |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia) |