Salix gracilistyla [1] is a species of willow native to Japan, Korea and China known in English as the rose-gold pussy willow.[2]
Salix gracilistyla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Salix |
Species: | S. gracilistyla
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Binomial name | |
Salix gracilistyla |
It is a deciduous shrub that reaches a height of 1–6 m.
Cultivars edit
'Melanostachys', also known as the black pussy willow, is known for its jet-black male and female catkin blooms which appear in early spring. Its male catkins also have red anthers, which slowly turn soft yellow from pollen. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
Gallery edit
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Female plant
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Female plant
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Male plant
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Male plant
References edit
- ^ Also S. gracilystilla
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salix gracilistyla". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Salix gracilistyla". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 93. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salix gracilistyla.
- "Salix gracilistyla". Plants for a Future.
- Botanische Tuinen Utrecht - Plant van de maand: Archief: Maart (in Dutch) (has a picture of 'Melanostachys')
- Michigan State University Extension: Salix gracilistyla var. melanostachys—Black Pussy Willow
- MOBOT: Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'