Salix sect. Candidae

C. K. Schneider

Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 46. 1904.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 141.
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Shrubs, 0.3–2.5 m. Buds alba-type. Leaves: stipules on late ones foliaceous; largest medial blade 3.3–12 times as long as wide, adaxial surface not glaucous. Staminate flowers: filaments glabrous. Pistillate flowers: adaxial nectary shorter to longer than stipe; stipe 0.1–1.2 mm; ovary very densely woolly or tomentose; stigmas with flat, non-papillate abaxial surface and rounded tip, 0.4–0.45–0.52 mm.

Distribution

North America, Asia.

Discussion

Species 2 (1 in the flora).

Salix krylovii E. L. Wolf is known from Asia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa