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Salix flabellaris Andersson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 54 1860. (syn: Salix lucida Jacquem. ex Anderss.; Salix obovata Wall.; Salix rotundifolia Royle ex Anderss.);
China (W-Sichuan, NW-Yunnan), Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Afghanistan (Kunar /
Nuristan), Pakistan (Chitral, Swat, Deosai, Baltistan, Gilgit), Jammu & Kashmir (Zanskar, Hazara, Poonch, Kashmir) as per Catalogue of Life; Dwarf shrublets of height up to 60cm.
Leaves : Shiny hairless mostly 2 cm long, paler or glaucous beneath and with toothed or almost entire leaf margins. Male catkins cylindrical 2cm, yellowish hairless short stalked born above the leaves; nbracts obovate,brown hairless; stamens filaments hairless. Female catkins similar to male 2.5cm stigmas entire.
Fruiting catkins rather lax; capsule 3.5mm.reddish hairless.
Fwd: Salix calyculata for confirmation pl. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
Kindly confirm the species from the expert. These images have been snaped from RoIhtang Pass from Kulu distt in Himachal Pradesh.
This is Salix flabellaris Andersson
Salicaceae (including Flacourtiaceae) Fortnight: Salix sp. for identification from Himachal, GSG-05 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.
My 5th Salix species from Himachal (3900 m asl). This is Salix flabellaris.
SALICACEAE Fortnight 1-14 Feb 2014: Salix flabellaris from Uttarakhand_DSR_01 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Salix flabellaris Andersson is a dwarf shrub in some alpine zones of Uttatakhand. This occurs often in heavily glaciated valleys.
The picture is from Nilkanth valley of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.
Alt- about 4000m a.s.l.
Excellent photograph …
Some characters as per FOH which are seen here.
Salix flabellaris
Dwarf shrublets of height up to 60cm.
Leaves : Shiny hairless mostly 2 cm long, paler or glaucous beneath and with toothed or almost entire leaf margins.
Male catkins cylindrical 2cm, yellowish hairless short stalked born above the leaves; nbracts obovate,brown hairless; stamens filaments hairless.
Female catkins similar to male 2.5cm stigmas entire.
Fruiting catkins rather lax; capsule 3.5mm.reddish hairless.
I think the picture above shows the red fruiting catkins.
Salicaceae and Flacourtiaceae Fortnight: Salix sps. from Paddar valley: SKR02 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. Salix flabellaris…. Photographed in July at 4200m altitude in Paddar valley J&K.
Yes it is Salix flabellaris |
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