Salix myrsinifolia

Botanical Description

Salix myrsinifolia is a much-branched, deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing from 0.5 - 8 metres tall, though somewhat taller in west Siberia[ 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 has been grown experimentally in eastern Finland as a source of the medicinal compound salicin, is planted on embankments in order to stabilize them, is used in reforestation, and is also grown as an ornamental[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Salix myrsinifolia has a wide distribution, no threats have been identified across most of its range and there is no evidence of decline. The species occurs in a large number of protected areas and in ex situ collections. 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. ].