Salix myrsinifolia

Salix myrsinifolia, known as the dark-leaved willow[2] or myrsine-leaved willow,[3] is a species of willow native to Europe and Western Siberia. It forms a 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) high shrub. In the north it often becomes a tree up to 8 m (26 ft) tall.[4]

Salix myrsinifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. myrsinifolia
Binomial name
Salix myrsinifolia
Synonyms[1]

References

  1. "Salix myrsinifolia Salisb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Salix myrsinifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. Väre H., Kiuru H., Suomen puut ja pensaat (Trees and shrubs of Finland), Metsäkustannus Oy, 2006.


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