Salicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Salix nipponica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix nipponica is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. Salix nipponica has a very wide distribution, a large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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 RangeE. Asia - Russia (southern Siberia, Russian Far East), Mongolia, northern and central China, Japan, Korea

HabitatWet lowlands all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Along rivers or streams in forest regions; at elevations up to 500 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. ].