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Salix torulosa Ledeb.  
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FamilySALICACEAE
Genus speciesSalix torulosa Ledeb. 
BibliographyNouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 2: 309 (1832)
Native Ranges. Siberia, Kazakhstan, Xinjang
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves thick, coriaceous, obovate or elliptic, 2-5cm, obtuse, entire, on base broadly cuneate, adaxially dark green, abaxially pale, catkins erect, to 5cm
Size10-15cm
Color
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in early summer and in fall
SynonymsSalix altaica Lundstr.
Salix arctica var. pallasii (Andersson) Kurtz
Salix arctica ssp. torulosa (Ledeb.) Hultén
Salix arctica var. torulosa (Ledeb.) Raup
Salix pallasii Andersson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
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