Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Riparian vegetation – alongside rivers.
Lifeform: Shrub; phanerophyte – microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Spring.
Salix amplexicaulis – habit during flowering (female plant). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during flowering (female plant). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – branches with female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – branch with female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – branch with female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – female (pistilate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – female (pistilate) catkins with developing fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during flowering (male plant). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during flowering (male plant). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during flowering (male plant). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – twig with male (staminate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – developing male (staminate) catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – male (staminate) catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – developing twig with immature spring leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – developing twig with immature spring leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – developing twig with immature spring leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – immature leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – twig with leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salix amplexicaulis – twig with leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – stem with leaves and buds. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salix amplexicaulis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.