Salix repens - Creeping willow

Creeping willow (Salix repens) is a low, mat-forming deciduous shrub of dunes, heaths, and fens across Europe; its bitter inner bark is a famine food eaten only when all else fails, not a regular one.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Salix spp. - Willow
• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

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