Almond Willow
Scientific name: Salix triandra L.
Diagnostic features
Small tree or shrub to 10m.
Twigs glabrous, pale brown, glossy, ridged.
Leaves (2)4-11(15) x 1-3(4)cm, glabrous.
Stamens 3.
Chromosome number: 2n=38.
Habitat
Native; damp places.
Distribution
Frequent in Central & South England, much less so in Wales, North England, Scotland and Ireland and probably always introduced there; much planted for basketry.
This species is keyed out on Page 1617 in the Text Key.
Hybrids
- Salix x alopecuroidesTausch ex Opiz (= Salix fragilis x Salix triandra) (Synonym: Salix x speciosa Host) occurs very sparsely in Britain and Ireland; it is intermediate, with 2-3 stamens; female unknown.
- Salix triandra x Salix purpurea (= Salix x leiophylla auct. non E.G. & A. Camus) is known only as a male from an osier-bed in Notts.
- See Salix mollissima(x) Hoffm. ex Elwert (= Salix triandra x Salix viminalis) |
