Plants 0.01–0.55 m, clonal by layering or rhizomes. Largest medial blades hypostomatous, amphistomatous, or hemiamphistomatous, abaxial surface glaucous or not. Catkins from subterminal or lateral buds. Staminate flowers: filaments glabrous or hairy. Pistillate flowers: abaxial nectary sometimes present, not connate to adaxial nectary; ovary not glaucous, puberulent or pilose to very densely villous or silky, or glabrous, hairs white, gray, or ferruginous, flattened or ribbonlike.

Distribution

North America, Europe, Asia.

Discussion

Species 21 (5 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Salix arctophila, Salix chamissonis, Salix fuscescens, Salix phlebophylla, Salix uva-ursi