Salix Salix, L.

1. S. pentandra L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1016 (1753).

Shrub or small tree up to 7 m. Twigs glabrous, shining, not fragile. Leaves 5-12 cm, more or less elliptical, 2-4 times as long as wide, acuminate, rounded or broadly cuneate at base, finely and very regularly serrate, with yellow glands, glabrous, dark green and glossy above, paler beneath, somewhat coriaceous when mature, sticky and fragrant when young; petiole with 1-3 pairs of glands near the top. Stipules small, caducous. Catkins 2-5 x 1 cm, appearing after the leaves, cylindrical. Stamens (4—)5(—12). Female flowers with 2 nectaries. Europe, except the extreme north and south and most o f the islands. Al Au Br Bu Cz D a Fe G a Ge H b He Ho Hs Hu It Ju N o Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Su [Be].