| Family | SALICACEAE |
| Genus species | Salix arbuscula L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. : 1018 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. & ne. Europe to Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1200m |
| Description | branchlets shiny, leaves ovate or elliptic, 5-25mm, acute, finely glandular-dentate, adaxially shiny, abaxially glaucous, catkins broadly cylindrical, to 2cm long |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Salix alpestris Wulfen ex Willd. Salix carinata Sm. Salix fruticulosa A.Kern. Salix glauca Willd. Salix glaucescens Moench Salix intermedia E.Thomas ex Andersson Salix myrsinites var. arbuscula (L.) Bolzon Salix myrtilloides Vill. Salix pulchella Host Salix thymelaeoides Schleich. ex Ser. Salix vacciniifolia Sm. Salix venulosa Sm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |