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Salix caprea L.

Goat Willow

Salicaceae

Traits


    Mostly shrubby, up to 12 m tall. spikelet-stalks: foliated. ♀‑spikelets: maximal 120 mm long. supporting-leaves of the flowers: 2‑coloured, dark red-brown to black at the apex. ovary: hirsute. stigmata: erect. wood of 2–4‑year branches: without or with up to 0.5 cm l...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Salix caprea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Salix caprea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Salix caprea

Salix caprea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery

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