| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix helvetica Vill. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 3: 783 (1789) |
| Native Range | Alps, w. Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1500-2600m |
| Description | branchlets russet, leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 2-8cm, acute, shiny green, abaxially white tomentose, catkins distinctly pedicellate, 1-3cm long |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Salix eleagnifolia J.Forbes Salix gmeliniana Turcz. Salix nivea Ser. Salix nivea var. concolor Ser. Salix nivea var. grandiflora Ser. Salix nivea var. macrostachya Ser. Salix nivea var. obtusifolia Ser. Salix nivea var. subconcolor Ser. Salix nivea var. velutina Ser. Salix pennina Schleich. ex Hallier Salix spuria Schleich. ex Ser. Salix velutina Schleich ex. Ser. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |