Family | SALICACEAE |
Genus species | Salix calyculata Hook.f. ex Andersson |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 55 (1859) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-4700m |
Description | branchlets dark brown, leaves obovate to elliptic, 1-3cm long, serrate, adaxially shiny green, abaxially paler, catkins ovoid, 15-20mm long, bright red |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early summer and fall |
Synonyms | Salix calyculata var. gongshanica C.Wang & C.F.Fang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |