Salix gracilistyla

Salix gracilistyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. gracilistyla
Binomial name
Salix gracilistyla
Miq.

Salix gracilistyla [1]is a species of willow native to Japan, Korea and China known in English as rose-gold pussy willow.[2]

It is a deciduous shrub that reaches a height of 1-6 m.

Varieties

'Melanostachys', also known as 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.

References

Footnotes

  1. Also S. gracilystilla
  2. "Salix gracilistyla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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