Plants 0.15–1.8 m, not clonal or clonal by layering. Largest medial blades hypostomatous, abaxial surface glaucous. Catkins from lateral buds. Staminate flowers: filaments glabrous or hairy. Pistillate flowers: abaxial nectary sometimes present, then distinct or connate to adaxial and forming a cup; ovary glaucous or not, glabrous or puberulent to very densely long-silky, hairs white or white and ferruginous, flattened.

Distribution

North America, Eurasia.

Discussion

Species 5 (4 in the flora).

Salix myrtilloides Linnaeus is found in Eurasia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Salix athabascensis, Salix chlorolepis, Salix pedicellaris, Salix raupii