West Highland Flora

Dwarf Willow


Salix herbacea

 

Salix herbacea

Photo © Carl Farmer
17 Jul 2003 Storr, Skye
Leaf-blade nearest to lower right corner 7 mm long

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.

 

Salix herbacea

Photo © Carl Farmer
31 Jul 2004 Storr, Skye

Fruit cluster c 5.5 mm across as shown

  Salix herbacea

Photo © Carl Farmer
31 Jul 2004 Storr, Skye

Fruit cluster c 10 mm across as shown


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