Nedoseko O., Leonova N.
RJEE Vol. 10 (3). 2025 | DOI: 10.21685/2500-0578-2025-3-1
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Receipt date 11.05.2025 | Publication date 26.06.2025
WILLOWS OF THE EUROPEAN PART OF RUSSIA. PART I: DISTRIBUTION AND BIOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SPECIES OF THE GENUS
O.I. Nedoseko1, N.A. Leonova2
1 Arzamas Branch of N.I. Lobachevsky National Research University, Arzamas, Russia
2 Penza State University, Penza, Russia
1 nedoseko@bk.ru, 2 na-leonova@mail.ru
Abstract. Willows (Salix) are widely distributed geographically, participate in the formation of the vegetation cover, and are widely used in various sectors of the national economy. The aim of this work is to study the biological and morphological characteristics of the boreal willow species in the European part of Russia and their distribution. The research was conducted in the center of the European part of Russia, in its most developed regions, including the Moscow, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, and Penza regions. The study region occupies the center of the East European Plain, the northern and western slopes of the Volga Upland, and the transition to the Oka-Don Lowland. The biomorphological features of 16 willow species were described. The field studies used the methods of “marked bushes” and taxonomic transects. Despite the great similarity in morphological structure, the willow species of the European part of Russia have clear distinctive biomorphological features that distinguish them from each other.
Keywords: Salix, European part of Russia, biomorphology, distribution
For citation: Nedoseko O.I., Leonova N.A. Willows of the European part of Russia. Part I: distribution and biomorphological features of species of the genus. Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology. 2025;10(3). (In Russ.). Available from: https://doi.org/10.21685/2500-0578-2025-3-1