泰山柳(原变种) tai shan liu (yuan bian zhong)

Leaf blade ovate, base shallowly cordate to rounded. Bracts densely white villous. Male flower: adaxial gland cylindric.

* Thickets on mountain slopes; circa 1400 m. Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi

Similar to Salix alfredii but leaf blade rounded to shallowly cordate at base; bracts long pubescent; anthers red; female catkin short, 1-2 cm; style 2-parted; ovary ovoid-conical; stipe conspicuous.