Salix myrsinifolia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Salix myrsinifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Salix myrsinifolia, Salisb. (S. nigricans, Smith. ?S. spadicea, Chaix). Shrub, to 12 ft.: branchlets hairy or glabrescent, dull: stipules often rather large, sub-cordate: lvs. varying from elliptic, or rarely suborbicular to oblong-obovate or broadly lanceolate, usually acute, rounded at the base, serrate to nearly entire, glabrous or glabrescent above, more or less pubescent beneath, 1-3 in. long, usually blackish when dried: catkins with or a little before the lvs., short-stalked, bracted or leafy at the base; staminate rarely exceeding 3/4 in.; pistillate cylindric; ovary stalked, usually glabrous, style slender. Eu., W. Asia to Kamchatka.— A very variable species. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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