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FLOWERS OF THE HEATHS AND MOORS 



Creeping Willow (Salix repens, L.) 



A typical upland plant, Creepint;- Willow is found in Late Glacial 

 beds at Edinburgh and in Perth, and in Neolithic deposits at Cam- 

 bridge and in Renfrew. It is found in the N. Temperate Zone in 

 Europe, Siberia. The Creeping Willow occurs in Great Britain gene- 

 rally, except in Somerset, N. Wilts, W. Kent, Northants, Monmouth, 

 Hereford, Cardigan, Flint, Derby, Mid Lanes, Isle of Man, Dumfries, 



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Creeping Willow {Sh/ix rcpcits, L.) 



Roxburgh, Haddington, Linlithgow, Stirling, Main Argyle, Dum- 

 barton, E. Ross, but elsewhere, or from Shetland southwards. It 

 grows at 2500 ft. in the Highlands, and is a native of Ireland and 

 the Channel Islands. 



One of the peculiar signs of a heath or moor, especially in upland, 

 barren, stony regions, is the occurrence of the Creeping Willow, which 

 grows profusely on wide open commons and heaths. It also occurs on 

 the sides of stony slopes of hills and mountains, usually in a dry situa- 

 tion, being ericetal rather than paludal. 



As the second Latin name suggests (and the English also), this 

 willow has a creeping habit, seldom attaining any height, but is 

 branched and bushy. The leaves are loosely and softly hairy, small, 



