Family | SALICACEAE |
Genus species | Salix uva-ursi Pursh |
Synonyms | Salix ivigtutiana Lundstr. |
Salix prostrata Muhl | |
Salix retusa Oakes ex Tucker | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 10-1200m |
Description | branchlets brown, leaves obovate or elliptic, 8-20mm, acute, finely crenate, dark shiny green, abaxially paler, with distinct venation, catkins to 2cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SALICACEAE
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