Big-leaved willow

(First upload on July 26 2016. Last on August 9 2026) [ 日本語 | English ]

Salix cardiophylla Trautv. et C. A. Mey

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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Salix L. (ヤナギ)

S. cardiophylla Trautv. et C. A. Mey.

Lifeform: deciduous tree ≈ 20 m high
Distribution: Japan (north to central Honshu) - southern Kurils
Habitat: graveled riversides

Field training on integrated environmental research (統合環境調査法実習), fauna and flora (種リスト)

Seed dispersal: wind
var. urbaniana (Seemen) Kudô
Oobayanagi (オオバヤナギ, 大葉柳), big-leaved willow* (tentative)
Synonyms:

Salix cardiophylla Trautv. et C. A. Mey. ssp. urbaniana (Seemen) A. K. Skvortsov

Toisusu cardiophylla (Trautv. et C. A. Mey.) Kimura var.urbaniana (Seemen) Kimura
Toisusu urbaniana (Seemen) Kimura, often used
Salix urbaniana Seemen

var. cardiophylla, the type
Tokachiyanagi (トカチヤナギ, 十勝柳)
Karafuto-oobayanagi (カラフトオオバヤナギ)
Synonyms:

Toisusu urbaniana (Seemen) Kimura var. schneideri (Miyabe et Kudô) Kimura
Toisusu cardiophylla (Trautv. et C. A. Mey.) Kimura
Toisusu cardiophylla (Trautv. et C. A. Mey.) Kimura var. schneideri (Miyabe et Kudô) Kimura

Salix maximowiczii Kom.

Salix babylonica transplantation in HU campus

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[1-5] along Shunbetsu River, south-central Hokkaido, on June 14 2016 (☛ bark 樹皮). [6] on the sandbar of the Honkawa River, a tributary of the Satsunai River, on June 25 2026, soon after emergency release.