| Plants : Salicaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Salix herbacea |
Description: This is a dwarf round-leaved willow of the tops of the highest mountains. It has a typical 'Arctic-Alpine' distribution in the northern hemisphere and is one of the relicts of the early post-glacial flora of Ireland.
All names: Salix herbacea L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Salix herbacea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Salix herbacea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Salix herbacea. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3884. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |