
Salix varians Goepp., 1855Fig. 10 D – KSalix varians Goepp. Tert. Fl. Schossnitz 26. 1–2 March 1855.Material.UNJ 5831, UMJ 79176, UMJ 79234, UMJ 79236, UMJ 79237, UMJ 79240, UMJ 79243, UMJ 79244, UMJ 79245, UMJ 79246, UMJ 79249, UMJ 79300, UMJ 79392, UMJ 79403, UMJ 79570, UMJ 79731, UMJ 80056, UMJ 80143, UMJ 80256, UMJ 222042, UMJ 222044, UMJ 222051, UMJ 222058, UMJ 222060, NHMW coll. Steinböck no. 3.Description.Leaf simple, petiolate, petiole 6–8 mm long, lamina narrow elliptic, 70–100 + mm long, 20–30 mm wide, base obtuse, apex acute, primary venation pinnate, secondary venation eucamptodromous to brochidodromous, intersecondary veins present, departing from primary vein at lower angles than secondary veins, margin toothed, teeth small, glandular.Discussion.These leaves are accompanied by rare infructescences that may belong to the same species (Fig. 10 L). Salix varians is a typical riparian element and among the most abundant species in the leaf assemblage of Andritz. It was also recorded from the coeval Gratkorn clay pit (Hably and Meller 2017).
