Salix fargesii

Salix fargesii (川鄂柳), the Farges willow, is a species of flowering plant in the willow family (Salicaceae), which is native to Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Sichuan in China. It inhabits mountainous areas at 1,400–1,600 m (4,600–5,200 ft).[1]

Salix fargesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. fargesii
Binomial name
Salix fargesii

Growing to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, it is a spreading deciduous shrub with prominent new green growth which turns a shiny brown in its second season. Bright red buds appear in winter, followed by erect catkins. The leaves are glossy green on the upper (abaxial) surface, and dull grey on the lower (adaxial) surface. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]

The specific epithet fargesii commemorates Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912), a French missionary and botanist who sent many plant specimens back to Europe, where they were unknown at that time.

Varieties
  • Salix fargesii var. fargesii
  • Salix fargesii var. kansuensis (K. S. Hao ex C. F. Fang & A. K. Skvortsov) G. Zhu

References
  1. "Salix fargesii". Flora of China. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "RHS Plantfinder - Salix fargesii". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 93. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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