皂柳 (原变种) zao liu (yuan bian zhong)

Salix funebris H. Léveillé; S. mairei H. Léveillé; S. wallichiana var. grisea Andersson.

Leaf blade abaxially silky pubescent or glabrous. Filaments glabrous or sparsely downy at base.

Mountain slopes, margins of woods, riversides. SE Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Nei Mongol, S Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Nepal]

Used for weaving wicker articles.