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Species:
Salix reticulata L.
(Salix reticulata L.)
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Genus:
Salix
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Family:
Salicaceae
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Group:
Angiosperms
Habitus
low creeping bush up to 5 - 20 cm with rooting branches and shoots
Leaves (assimilation organs)
simple, petiolate, round to inverted ovate, 20 - 40 x 15 - 35 mm large, whole marginal, leathery
the stalk is 10 -20 mm long
rounded to cut out at the top, rounded at the base
dark green on the upper side, wrinkled with distinctly imprinted veining (reticulated), glossy
underside is greyish-green, densely tomentose, veining protruding (reticulated)
Flowers
it is dioecious tree species
it blooms in VI - VIII simultaneously with the development of leaves
Fruits – seeds
the fruit is an ovoid, gray-tomentose capsule
Extension
it is originally widespread in the cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere in the mountains of Europe
in Slovakia, it grows on carbonate substrates in alpine locations from 890 to 2,300 m above the sea level (subalpine to alpine zone)
Ecology
it is ecologically tied to limestone soils
stone alpine meadows and slopes, snow deposits of high mountain positions, limestone stony soils
it can also occur on other mineral substrates, as long as they are sufficiently nutritious
Significance
it is one of our most beautiful tree species (and certainly the most beautiful from willow family)
suitable and in demand as a rock garden
protected by law !
vulnerable species (VU)
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