Salix retusa

Salix retusa
Salix retusa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. retusa
Binomial name
Salix retusa
L.

Salix retusa is a species of flowering plant in the Salicaceae family.

Description

Salix retusa can reach a height of 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in). This plant usually develops creeping stems, rarely erect. The dull green leaves are obovate, lanceolate or elliptic, with entire margins, 2 × 1 cm, with very short petioles. Like all willows this species is dioecious. Catkins are broadly cylindrical, with yellow anthers. Flowers bloom from June to July.

Distribution

It is present in the mountains of central and southern Europe including the Pyrenees.

Habitat

This species can be found in rock crevices and screes at elevation of 2,000–2,700 metres (6,600–8,900 ft) above sea level.

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