Salix reticulata


Read about Salix reticulata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Salix reticulata, Linn. A depressed shrub with few oval or orbicular lvs. glaucous beneath, green above, rugose-reticulate: aments slender, borne on a long peduncle. Arctic regions of both hemispheres.


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Net-leaved Willow
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. reticulata

Binomial name
Salix reticulata
L.

The Net-leaved Willow or Salix reticulata is a dwarf willow, occurring in the colder parts of Northern Europe, Greenland, North America and Northern Asia. It is equally to be found in Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.

It grows not taller than 15 cm, forming with its trailing leaves extensive mats on the ground. It is also grown as an ornamental plant in the USA.

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