Meaning of least willow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Either of two species of willow:
   uncountable
2. Salix herbacea, a tiny creeping shrub widely distributed in alpine and Arctic environments.
   uncountable
3. Salix rotundifolia, a densely matted shrub growing in tundral regions.
   uncountable

Examples

“The leaves of the least willow (S. herbacea), soaked in water, are employed in Iceland for tanning leather.”

“The species that characterize the heathland are wooly willow (Salix lanata), broadleaved willow (Salix callicorpea) and least willow (Salix herbacea), especially wooly willow.”

“In terms of high-altitude survival, the least willow (S. herbacea) occurs at 2170 m in central Norway.”

“Closely related to least willow (Salix rotundifolia) but differs in having large, slightly hairy capsules, abundant skeletonized leaves, and 3-5 pairs of veins on leaves instead of 2-3 pairs in least willow.”

“Least willow is found in alpine and arctic tundra in a variety of vegetation types from dry scree to cool, wet slopes.”

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