Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Salicales | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Salicaceae | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Salix L. | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | ||
| Species | Salix cinerea L. | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| Tuhkapaju | Finnish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | 76 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- An erect shrub, to about 6 m, or a tree, to about 15 m, crown wide, rounded.
- Growth form
- Tree, shrub
- Organism part
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- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Almost glabrous (rarely), densely greyish tomentose (current year), fairly densely tomentose (the previous year(s))
- Color
- Blackish (the previous year(s)), dark grey (the previous year(s)), reddish brown (the previous year(s)), greyish browh (the previous year(s))
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Surface
- Glossy (upper surface), glaucous (lower surface), dull (upper surface), densely to sparsely tomentose (upper surface), densely to sparsely grey-tomentose (lower surface)
- Color
- Dark green (upper surface) bright green (upper surface), greyish green (lower surface)
- Shape
- Obovate, elliptic (very rarely), oblanceolate
- Leaf division
- Simple
- Leaf apex
- Acute, obtuse
- Leaf base
- Cuneate
- Leaf margins
- Irregularly sinuate-serrate, slightly revolute
- Leaf permanence
- Deciduous
- Flowers, inflorescences
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- Part type
- Catkins
Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
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Color swatches
No dyeing results for this entry in the database.
References
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R.
Tirri,
J.
Lehtonen,
R.
Lemmetyinen,
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Pihakaski,
and
P.
Portin,
Biologian sanakirja. Dictionary of biology. . Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, 2001 -
B.
Jonsell,
Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae. . The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000 -
L.
Hämet-Ahti,
A.
Palmén,
P.
Alanko,
and
P.
Tigerstedt,
Suomen puu- ja pensaskasvio. Woody Flora of Finland. Helsinki. . Dendrologian Seura r. y., 1992 -
B.
Mossberg,
and
L.
Stenberg,
Suuri pohjolan kasvio. Suom. Vuokko, Seppo & Väre, Henry. . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2005