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Salix helvetica

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Salix helvetica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. helvetica
Binomial name
Salix helvetica
Vill.[1]
Synonyms
  • Salix lapponum subsp. helvetica (Vill.) Nyman
  • Salix velutina Schleich

Salix helvetica, the Swiss willow, is a scrubby willow species found in the Alps (from 1700 to 2700 m) and the Tatras portion of the western Carpathians (from 1600 to 2000 m). It is a naturally dwarf, erect shrub, growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, with silvery undersides on the leaves, and silvery catkins appearing with the leaves. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hist. Pl. Dauphiné (Villars) 3(2): 783 (1789).
  2. ^ "Salix helvetica Swiss willow". Retrieved 9 October 2019.