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Salix arbuscula, the mountain willow,[1] is a low, much branched shrub (to 0.7 metres) having a limited distribution in Northern Europe, occurring from north Scandinavia eastwards to Siberia. In Scotland it can be found on damp rocky mountain slopes and ledges, generally at altitudes above 600 metres, rarely outside Perthshire and Argyll.[2]

Salix arbuscula
General view: in the center, surrounded by Galium odoratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. arbuscula
Binomial name
Salix arbuscula L.

As described in Stace[3] and BSBI[2] Salix arbuscula has the following characteristics:

• Twigs slightly hairy at first, later hairless and dark reddish brown.
• Leaves usually ovate up to 5 cm long by 3 cm wide; hairless and bright green on upper side; at first densely hairy on lower side, then hairless; margins with numerous small blunt teeth.
• Petiole short, occasionally up to 8mm long but usually less than 5mm.

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- [en] Salix arbuscula

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[ru] Ива деревцевидная

И́ва деревцеви́дная[2], или И́ва го́рная (лат. Salix arbuscula) — кустарниковое растение, вид рода Ива (Salix) семейства Ивовых (Salicaceae). Распространено в Азии и Европе — Финляндии, Норвегии, Швеции, Великобритании и России[3].

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