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Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.
Salix acutifolia Willd. – violet willow; Salix aegyptiaca L. Salix aeruginosa E.Carranza; Salix alatavica Kar. ex Stschegl. Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville – Alaska willow; Salix alba L. – white willow; Salix alexii-skvortzovii A.P.Khokhr. Salix alpina Scop. – alpine willow; Salix amplexicaulis Bory & Chaub. Salix amygdaloides ...
The type species, i.e., the species on which the genus name is based, is Salix alba, based on a conserved type. [ 1 ] The generic name Salix comes from Latin and was already used by the Romans for various types of willow. [ 7 ]
The Latin species epithet alba means "white". Some of the most common uses of S. alba are: Salix alba, the white willow, a tree species native to Europe and western and central Asia; Sinapis alba, the white mustard, an annual plant species now widespread worldwide although it probably originated in the Mediterranean region
In the Cronquist system, the Salicaceae were assigned to their own order, Salicales, and contained three genera, Salix, Populus, and Chosenia (now a synonym of Salix). Recognized to be closely related to the Violaceae and Passifloraceae, the family is placed by the APG in the order Malpighiales.
This is a list of the native woody plant species of Lithuania. The most common trees , shrubs , subshrubs , and liana species are marked with a star (*). The list contains 98 woody and semi-woody plant species.
Salix spp. Feb – Apr lemon feral good White Willow: Salix alba: feral good Goat Willow: Salix caprea: Mar – Apr feral very good Violet Willow: Salix daphnoides: Mar – Apr feral very good Pussy Willow: Salix discolor: Mar – Apr feral and ornamental Basket Willow: Salix purpurea: Mar – Apr feral very good Silky leaf osier, Smith's ...
FSC Lesser Known Timber Species; NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF 916K