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Carl Farmer |
Only at high altitudes, where it is quite frequent in short grass, bare or stony ground. Leaf-blades 6-20 mm long ID: A creeping shrub, with typical willow buds each enclosed in a single scale. Leaves hardly longer than broad, shiny with prominent veins and rounded teeth. Other features: Few-flowered (up to 12) catkins appear in June at the end of the shoots. Plant often carpets large areas of ground on exposed hilltops. |
