page_title: Salix arbuscula
hierarchical_section_title: Salix arbuscula
caption_attribution_description: English: Salix arbuscula: leaf petiole.
context_page_description: Salix arbuscula, the mountain willow, is a low, much branched shrub having a limited distribution in Northern Europe, occurring from north Scandinavia eastwards to Siberia. In Scotland it can be found on damp rocky mountain slopes and ledges, generally at altitudes above 600 metres, rarely outside Perthshire and Argyll.
  As described in Stace and BSBI Salix arbuscula has the following characteristics:
  Twigs slightly hairy at first, later hairless and dark reddish brown.
  Leaves usually ovate up to 5 cm long by 3 cm wide; hairless and bright green on upper side; at first densely hairy on lower side, then hairless; margins with numerous small blunt teeth.
  Petiole short, occasionally up to 8mm long but usually less than 5mm.
context_section_description: Salix arbuscula, the mountain willow, is a low, much branched shrub (to 0.7 metres) having a limited distribution in Northern Europe, occurring from north Scandinavia eastwards to Siberia. In Scotland it can be found on damp rocky mountain slopes and ledges, generally at altitudes above 600 metres, rarely outside Perthshire and Argyll.
  As described in Stace and BSBI Salix arbuscula has the following characteristics:
  Twigs slightly hairy at first, later hairless and dark reddish brown.
  Leaves usually ovate up to 5 cm long by 3 cm wide; hairless and bright green on upper side; at first densely hairy on lower side, then hairless; margins with numerous small blunt teeth.
  Petiole short, occasionally up to 8mm long but usually less than 5mm.
caption: Petiole
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