三蕊柳 (原变种) san rui liu (yuan bian zhong)

Salix amygdalina Linnaeus var. nipponica (Franchet & Savatier) C. K. Schneider; S. triandra Linnaeus var. nipponica (Franchet & Savatier) Seemen.

Buds glabrous. Female flower: adaxial and abaxial glands present.

Mountains, along rivers or streams in forest regions; near sea level to 500 m. Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, E Nei Mongol, Shandong, Xizang, Zhejiang [Japan, Mongolia, Russia (Far East)]

Planted to protect embankments and used as a nectariferous plant.