Salix Herbacea (Noun)
Meaning
Widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The small and resilient Salix herbacea thrives in rocky areas of mountainous terrain with minimal soil coverage.
- As the most common low-growing shrubby willow species in Arctic regions, Salix herbacea adapts to extremely harsh environmental conditions.
- This ground-hugging, long-lived dwarf willow known as Salix herbacea offers great benefits for reclamation of mining lands.
- Dense populations of Salix herbacea and moss species formed together create beautiful mosaics across permafrost bogs and the vast expanse of northern boreal peatlands.
- Wet to moderately dry boreal ecosystems favor growth and germination of numerous willow species such as the very flexible, non-tree willow called Salix herbacea.