Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix eleagnos

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix eleagnos is a deciduous shrub or more commonly a small tree of dense, very leafy habit; it usualy grows around 6 - 10 metres tall, occasionally to 12 metres[11. 200, 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer for restoring native woodland and is often grown as an ornamental[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Salix eleagnos is considered common across its wide native range and has no major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and southern Europe - southwards from Germany, Poland and Ukraine; N. Africa - Morocco

HabitatRiparian landscapes along the edges of water courses, in valleys and ravines, often growing on limestone in the Alps[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].