Salix alba

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Salix alba is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Saliceae
Genus: Salix
Subgenus: S. subg. Salix
Sectio: S. sect. Salix
Species: Salix alba
Subspecies: S. a. subsp. alba – S. a. subsp. micans

Formae:S. a. f. veniaminii

Name

Salix alba L., Sp. Pl.: 1021 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Argorips alba (L.) Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 13 (1838).
- Salix pallida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 394 (1796), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- ⧼Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.⧽
  - Arizona, California, Nevada.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest, Chile Central.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1021. Reference page.

Additional references

Belyaeva, I.V., Epanchintseva, O.V., Erokhin, N.G., Govaerts, R.H., Salmina, N.P., Veselkin, D.V., Vorobiov, A.A., Zvezdina, E.M. & Semkina, L.A. 2022. Annotated catalogue of herbarium specimens of Salix L. (Salicaceae) associated with the work of Veniamin I. Shaburov in the Urals (Russia). Skvortsovia: International Journal of Salicology and Plant Biology 8(1): 1-144. DOI: 10.51776/2309-6500_2022_8_1_1 PDF Reference page.

Links

Lansdown, R.V. 2014. Salix alba. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203465A42409554.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Salix alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 12. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Salix alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Salix alba. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Salix alba. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
Euro Med 2006 onwards: Salix alba in Euro Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 12.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Berguera
العربية: الصفصاف الأبيض
asturianu: Salgueru blancu
беларуская: Вярба белая
български: Бяла върба
català: Salze blanc
kaszëbsczi: Strzébnô wierzba
čeština: vrba bílá
чӑвашла: Йăмра
dansk: Hvid-Pil
Deutsch: Silber-Weide
English: White Willow
español: Sauce blanco
eesti: Hõberemmelgas
suomi: Valkosalava, valkopaju
français: Saule blanc
hrvatski: Bijela vrba
italiano: Salice bianco
lietuvių: Baltasis gluosnis
эрзянь: Ашо каль
Nederlands: Schietwilg
norsk: Hvitpil
polski: wierzba biała
português: Salgueiro-branco
русский: Ива белая
sardu: Sàlighe
slovenčina: Vŕba biela
slovenščina: Bela vrba
shqip: Shelgu i bardhë
svenska: Vitpil
Türkçe: Ak söğüt
українська: Верба біла
vèneto: Salež da manech
中文: 白柳

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