''Salix tarraconensis'' is a species of
willow in the family
Salicaceae. It is
endemic to
Spain, where it grows in subalpine
scree at altitude in Tarragona and Castellon.
It is a
deciduous small
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
growing to tall. The
leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
are alternate, long and broad, with a very finely serrated margin; they are green above, and paler below with short whitish hairs.
References
Description of ''Salix tarraconensis''
tarraconensis
Flora of Spain
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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