Salix bicolor

		Foliage: the upperside is shiny green whereas the underside is green-blue to white. Flowers: the male katkins are oblong, with downy scales.

Size: up to 4 m. Habitat: near springs, streams and rivers.

In the Pyrenees: throughout the range at mountain and subalpine levels (from 1,400 to 2,300 m). Typical companions: Pyrenean water saxifrage, hedge-garlic adenostyle, Pyrenean valerian, white hellobore, masterwort, cicerbita, Alpine blue-sow-thistle...

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