WillowSalix atrocinerea

Tall shrub or small tree, dioecious. The bark of the younger trunks is gray and smooth, becoming brownish over time. The leaves are obovate or oblong-oblanceolate. The flowers are arranged in upright panicles. The fruit is a hairy capsule covered in hairs.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Flowering season February - April

Dimension Max. height: 10 m

Habitat Woodland and riparian scrub; on acidic substrates.

Salix atrocinerea_Carminda Santos

Salix atrocinerea_Carminda Santos

Salix atrocinerea_CMA

Salix atrocinerea_CMA

Salix atrocinerea_AvelinoVieira

Salix atrocinerea_AvelinoVieira

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