Taxonomy fact sheet: Salix repens  L. Accepted name

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 repens L. Browse at species-level
Subspecies
Variety
Form
Cultivar
Strain

Binomial synonyms

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Common names

Common name Language
Hanhenpaju Finnish

Genealogy

Genetics

Chromosome pairs 38
Parentage background No parentage background information stored.
Ploidy level No ploidy level information stored.
Species identifier DNA No species identifier DNA information stored.

Subspecies


Distribution

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Macromorphology

Description
A procubent to erect shrub, to 2 m.
Growth form
Shrub
Organism part
Stems, twigs, branches
Color
Dark brown (current year), yellowish (current brown), yellowish (the previous year(s)), blackish (the previous year(s), reddish (sometimes, the previous year(s))
Flowers, inflorescences
Part type
Catkins
Leaves, leaflets
Surface
Slightly curved), hairs (usually occur, upper surface, short hairs
Color
Dark green (upper surface), pale (lower surface)
Shape
Very narrowly elliptic, slightly obovate
Note
Stipules sometimes present on strong shoots
Leaf division
Simple
Leaf apex
Acuminate, acute, obtuse (rarely)
Leaf base
Subcordate, narrowly cuneate
Leaf margins
Entire
Leaf permanence
Deciduous

Chemicals

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Images

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Color swatches

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References

  1. R. Tirri, J. Lehtonen, R. Lemmetyinen, *. Pihakaski, and P. Portin, Biologian sanakirja. Dictionary of biology.. Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, 2001
  2. B. Jonsell, Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae.. The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000
  3. L. Hämet-Ahti, A. Palmén, P. Alanko, and P. Tigerstedt, Suomen puu- ja pensaskasvio. Woody Flora of Finland. Helsinki.. Dendrologian Seura r. y., 1992