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Salix miyabeana

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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 6–7 m.[2]

Uses

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Like many willow species, S. miyabeana is a dynamic biomass accumulator and is sometimes used in the phytoremediation of mercury polluted soils.[3]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Salix miyabeana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T192335122A192378038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192335122A192378038.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Salix miyabeana Seemen, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21(4, Beibl. 53): 50 (1896). International Plant Names Index (IPNI), accessed 1 October 2020
  3. ^ "Money Trees: Unusual Hyperaccumulators". New York Almanack.
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