Rusty Willow - Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Related to and similar to Grey Willow but often taller, 10 to 15 metres, and often distinguishable by leaves being rusty with hairs beneath.
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Damp habitats, marsh areas, water margins.
Catkins April to May.
Deciduous.
Widespread and fairly frequent throughout Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 169 of the 617 tetrads.
 Marsh along Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4956 9209 (taken 15.10.2007),.JPG)
Graham Calow
Marsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote
15 October 2007
leaves underside
Peter Smith
Castle Donington
09 August 2021
David Nicholls
Launde Fish Ponds
22 September 2012
Peter Smith
Castle Donington
09 August 2021
 Marsh along Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4956 9209 (taken 15.10.2007),.JPG)
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rusty Willow
- Species group:
- Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Malpighiales
- Family:
- Salicaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 15/10/2007 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 09/08/2021 (Smith, Peter)
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