| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix retusa L. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1287 (1759) |
| Native Range | c. & s. European Mountains |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, entire, long, oval, glabrous, dark shiny green, abaxially pubescent, catkins ovoid on short leafy branchlets |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Salix alpigena A.Kern. Salix fenzliana A.Kern. Salix kitaibeliana Willd. Salix retusa f. angustifolia Ser. Salix retusa var. angustifolia L.Thomas ex Ser. Salix retusa ssp. kitaibeliana (Willd.) Jáv. Salix retusa f. latifolia Toepff. Salix retusa var. major Rchb. Salix retusa var. multiflora Gaudin Salix retusa var. rotundato-obovata R.Keller Salix retusa var. serrulata Rchb. Salix retusa var. vulgaris Wimm. Salix thomasiana Rchb. Vimen retusa (L.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |