Salix pubescens (E. L. Wolf) K. S. Hao; S. repens Linnaeus var. rosmarinifolia (Linnaeus) Wimmer & Grab; S. sibirica Pallas.

Young branchlets and leaves silky villous or white tomentose, blackened when dry. Stipules present. Leaf base and apex attenuate. Female flower: stigma entire or lobed.

Used for weaving wicker baskets.

The new combination Salix rosmarinifolia subsp. sibirica (Pallas) Belyaeva & Sennikov (Kew Bull. 63: 285. 2008) appeared after publication of the family treatment for the Flora of China.

300-600 m. Heilongjiang, Jilin, E Liaoning, E Nei Mongol, Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan; Europe]