
''Salix purpurea'', the purple willow purpleosier willow or purple osier, is a species of willow native to most of Europe and western Asia north to the British Isles, Poland, and the Baltic States.
It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1–3 m tall, with purple-brown to yellow-brown shoots, turning pale grey on old stems. The leaves are 2–8 cm long and 0.3–1 cm wide; they are dark green above, glaucous green below, and unusually for a willow, are often arranged in opposite pairs rather.. more
Similar species: Malpighiales
By Ophrys3656
All rights reserved
Uploaded Mar 24, 2021. Captured Apr 18, 2018 12:34 in Dorfpl. 1, 3655 Sigriswil, Switzerland.
comments (1)
Willow or Salix is a genus, containing multiple species. To bring this to an ID, we need to find out which specific species of Salix this is. Do you know? Posted 4 years ago