Common name:
Osier willow
Family:
Scientific name:
Salix viminalis
Main flower color:
Range:
All lowland regions of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 6 m
Habitat:
Fens, lakeshores, marshes and other damp places
Flowers:
Catkins, with two stamens (male) - whitish filaments and yellow anthers - or two green carpels (female), surrounded by long silvery hairs. The flowers appear before the leaves
Leaves:
Untoothed, narrowly lanceolate, up to 18 cm long and 2 cm wide. Shiny, dark green and hairless above, lighter green and finely downy below. Margins are slightly rolled downwards. On greenish-yellow twigs
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
