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Salix pyrenaica Gouan  
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FamilySALICACEAE
Genus speciesSalix pyrenaica Gouan 
BibliographyIll. Observ. Bot.: 77 (1773)
Native RangePyrenees
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-2500m
Descriptionbranchlets brown, leaves elliptic to obovate, 15-30mm, at base rounded, dully green, appressed hirsute, reticulate, catkins cylindrical, to 2cm long, scales rusty, hirsute
Size30-50cm
Color
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in early summer and fall
SynonymsSalix alpestris Andersson
Salix x ambigua var. longifolia Schultz
Salix blyttii A.Kern.
Salix ciliata DC.
Salix ovata Ser.
Vimen pyrenaica (Gouan) Raf.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
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