Salix miyabeana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. miyabeana
Binomial name
Salix miyabeana

Salix miyabeana is a species of willow native to northern Japan. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6โ€“7 m.[1]

Uses

Like many willow species, S. miyabeana is a dynamic biomass accumulator and is sometimes used in the phytoremediation of mercury polluted soils.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Salix miyabeana Seemen, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21(4, Beibl. 53): 50 (1896). International Plant Names Index (IPNI), accessed 1 October 2020
  2. โ†‘ "Money Trees: Unusual Hyperaccumulators". New York Almanack.
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