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Salix tarraconensis

It is a deciduous small shrub growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 5–15 mm long and 2–5 mm broad, with a very finely serrated margin; they are green above, and paler below with short whitish hairs.

Salix tarraconensis is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Spain, where it grows in subalpine scree at 500–1400 m altitude in the Tarragonès region. It is a deciduous small shrub growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 5–15 mm long and 2–5 mm broad, with a very finely serrated margin; they are green above, and paler below with short whitish hairs. The flowers are produced in catkins 1 cm long. More

Salix tarraconensis Pau, Font Quer in Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 1: 15 (1915) (ficha) - Pequeño arbusto de hasta 1 m o mata erecta. Ramas del año pubescentes, las de mayor edad glabras, pardas o castaño-rojizas. Madera descortezada lisa. More