Salicaceae FAMILY

Salix aurita

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix aurita is a much-branched, deciduous shrub with short, spreading branches; it can grow from 50 - 250cm tall[ 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It can be used in soil stabilization projects and as a pioneer for restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway through Britain to northern Spain, east through Russia and the Caucasus to east Siberia and Kazakhstan

HabitatGrassy marshes; wet coppices; deciduous and mixed woods[ 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. ]. Damp woods, heaths, rocks by streams and on moors etc, on light acid or slightly basic soils; at elevations up to 780 metres[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].