Description: The name 'eared willow' refers to the prominent and persistent stipules produced in pairs at the bases of the leaf stalks. The rather small oval leaf has a characteristically wrinkled appearance. Both characters carry across into the hybrids which this species readily forms with other willows.

Eared willow is a small shrub, often stunted in exposed situations. It is common on acid heaths and moorland.

All names: Salix aurita L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Salix aurita at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Salix aurita at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.