Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Salix daphnoides Vill.
Common name : European violet willow
Habit : Shrub or tree
Habitat : Cultivated
Flower, Fruit : February-March
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Austria, Baltic States, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, North European Russi, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Europe and India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 223