Salicaceae FAMILY

Salix rorida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix rorida is a deciduous tree with a globose to tower-shaped crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall with a bole up to 100cm in diameter, occasionally reaching 200cm[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is planted to protect embankments from erosion.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, Russian Far East, northern China, Japan, Korea

HabitatWoods, mountains and streamsides; at elevations from 300 - 600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].