Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix salviifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix salviifolia is a deciduous shrub or a small tree growing up to 6 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is probably used in making baskets. It is grown as an ornamental. Salix salviifolia has a wide distributional range and the population size is thought to be large. The main threat to the species is alteration to watercourses but its impact on the population as a whole are thought to be limited. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 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 RangeSouthwestern Europe - Portugal, Spain

HabitatBanks of streams and in damp places, usually in silceous soils; at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 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. ].