Salix caesia Vill.

Saule bleu (fr), Saule glauque (fr), Saule bleuâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous shrub. It grows 0.75-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-5

Usage

Uses environmental use ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Salix caesia habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Salix caesia leaf picture by Muge 57 (cc-by-sa)
Salix caesia leaf picture by Dave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salix caesia flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Salix caesia flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salix caesia world distribution map, present in France and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:777221-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134171
COL ID 79CKX
BDTFX ID 59367
INPN ID 119970
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Salix prostrata Salix pubescens Salix tuvinensis Salix minutiflora Salix myricifolia Salix minutiflora var. pubescens Salix minutiflora var. subsessilis Salix sibirica var. glabra Salix caesia var. macrophylla Salix caesia