Salix aegyptiaca L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grow about 4 m high. The branches are grey and downy when young. They become reddish or brown when old. The leaves are on twigs which have ridges. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10 cm long. The edges are crinkled. The catkins are large. The male flowers have bright yellow anthers.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Mountains in Asia.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible barks flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -22
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Salix aegyptiaca world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776958-1
WFO ID wfo-0000929065
COL ID 79CH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Salix medemii Salix aegyptiaca