Salicaceae FAMILY

Salix psammophila

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salix psammophila is a deciduous shrub growing around 3 - 4 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of materials for basketry, fuel etc. The plant is very tolerant of the harsh growing conditions in arid regions and is grown to stabilize sandy soil and to reforest semi-arid regions in order to combat desertification[ 1709 Title Analysis of the genetic diversity and population structure of Salix psammophila based on phenotypic traits and simpl Publication PeerJ 7:e6419 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6419 Author Hao L, Zhang G, Lu D, Hu J, Jia H. Publisher Year 2019 ISBN Description ]..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and central China (Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi.)

HabitatSandy soils[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].