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Salix repens L.

Creeping willow (en), Saule rampant (fr), Saule à feuilles étroites (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix

Characteristics

A very small plant. It grows 5 cm high and spreads 45-90 cm wide. The branches are reddish brown. The leaves are green and wrinkled. They are paler bluish underneath. They have dense long hairs on both surfaces. The flowers catkins are erect and have long haired black tipped scales.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 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

It suits hardiness zones 2-8.
More
Wet heaths and moorlands.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible barks 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°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Salix repens habit picture by M v L (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Salix repens leaf picture by Jake Alexander (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens leaf picture by Elendil (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens leaf picture by Elendil (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salix repens flower picture by Jacqueline Metz (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens flower picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens flower picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Salix repens fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens fruit picture by nicolas pecqueux (cc-by-sa)
Salix repens fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salix repens world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305835-2
WFO ID wfo-0000930388
COL ID 79DTH
BDTFX ID 59860
INPN ID 120192
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Salix x var. microphylla Diplima subsessilis Salix litoralis Salix foetida Salix incubacea Salix argentea Salix argentea Salix versicolor Salix subalpina Salix tenuis Salix polymorpha Vimen repens Vimen parvifolia Biggina argentea Salix fusca Salix decumbens Salix parvifolia Salix laeta Salix prostrata Salix angustifolia Salix adscendens Salix pratensis Salix laeta var. myrtifolia Salix repens var. latifolia Salix repens

Lower taxons

Salix repens subsp. dunensis
WorldFloraDB 2024