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Salix lapponum

Downy Willow

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Common name

Downy Willow

Scientific name

Salix lapponum L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Shrub up to 1 m high. Leaves are elliptic. Flowering June-July^[1].

Habitat

Peatlands and marshy places^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the Vitosha and Rila Mountains; between 1500 and 2600 meters above sea level^[3].

References

[1] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

[2] Делипавлов & кол. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[3] Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.