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Salix  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 22476

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): saule [French]
  
    saules [French]
  
    willow [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderMalpighiales   
                            FamilySalicaceae  – willows, saules  
                               GenusSalix L. – saule, saules, willow  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Salix aegyptiaca L.  
                                  Species Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville – feltleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix alba L. – golden willow, white willow 
                                  Species Salix X ambigua Ehrh.  
                                  Species Salix X amoena Fernald – willow 
                                  Species Salix amygdaloides Andersson – peach-leaf willow, peachleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix apennina A.K. Skvortsov  
                                  Species Salix arbusculoides Andersson – littletree willow 
                                  Species Salix arctica Pall. – arctic willow 
                                  Species Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller – arctic willow, northern willow 
                                  Species Salix X argusii B. Boivin – Argus' willow 
                                  Species Salix argyrocarpa Andersson – Labrador willow 
                                  Species Salix arizonica Dorn – Arizona willow 
                                  Species Salix athabascensis Raup – Athabasca willow 
                                  Species Salix atrocinerea Brot. – large gray willow 
                                  Species Salix aurita L. – eared willow 
                                  Species Salix babylonica L. – weeping willow 
                                  Species Salix ballii Dorn – Ball's willow 
                                  Species Salix barclayi Andersson – Barclay's willow 
                                  Species Salix barrattiana Hook. – Barratt's willow 
                                  Species Salix bebbiana Sarg. – gray willow, Bebb's willow 
                                  Species Salix X bebbii Gandog. – Bebb's willow 
                                  Species Salix X beschelii B. Boivin – Beschel's willow 
                                  Species Salix bicolor Ehrh. ex Willd. – willow 
                                  Species Salix bonplandiana Kunth – red willow, Bonpland's willow 
                                  Species Salix boothii Dorn – blueberry willow, Booth's willow 
                                  Species Salix brachycarpa Nutt. – barrenground willow, shortfruit willow 
                                  Species Salix X brachypurpurea B. Boivin – willow 
                                  Species Salix breweri Bebb – Brewer's willow 
                                  Species Salix calcicola Fernald & Wiegand – woolly willow 
                                  Species Salix candida Flüggé ex Willd. – sage willow, sageleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix caprea L. – goat willow 
                                  Species Salix caroliniana Michx. – coastal plain willow 
                                  Species Salix cascadensis Cockerell – cascade willow 
                                  Species Salix chamissonis Andersson – Chamisso's willow 
                                  Species Salix chilensis Molina  
                                  Species Salix chlorolepis Fernald – green-scaled willow, saule à bractées vertes, greenscale willow 
                                  Species Salix cinerea L. – large gray willow 
                                  Species Salix columbiana (Dorn) Argus – Columbia river willow 
                                  Species Salix commutata Bebb – undergreen willow 
                                  Species Salix X conifera Wangenh. (pro sp.) – conifer willow 
                                  Species Salix cordata Michx. – heartleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix X cotteti Kern.  
                                  Species Salix X cryptodonta Fernald (pro sp.) – smalltoothed willow 
                                  Species Salix daphnoides Vill. – violet willow, daphne willow 
                                  Species Salix delnortensis C.K. Schneid. – Del Norte willow 
                                  Species Salix X dichroa Döll  
                                  Species Salix X dieckiana Suksd. (pro sp.) – Dieck's willow 
                                  Species Salix discolor Muhl. – pussy willow 
                                  Species Salix X doniana Sm. – donian willow 
                                  Species Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. – Drummond's willow 
                                  Species Salix X dutillyi Lepage – Dutilly's willow 
                                  Species Salix eastwoodiae Cockerell ex A. Heller – Eastwood's willow, mountain willow 
                                  Species Salix X ehrhartiana Sm. (pro sp.) – Ehrhart's willow 
                                  Species Salix eleagnos Scop. – Elaeagnus willow 
                                  Species Salix eriocephala Michx. – Missouri willow, Missouri River willow 
                                  Species Salix excelsa S.G. Gmel.  
                                  Species Salix exigua Nutt. – desert willow, sandbar willow, coyote willow, narrowleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix famelica (C.R. Ball) Argus – hungry willow 
                                  Species Salix farriae C.R. Ball – Farr's willow 
                                  Species Salix floridana Chapm. – Florida willow 
                                  Species Salix fragilis L. – crack willow 
                                  Species Salix fuscescens Andersson – Alaska bog willow 
                                  Species Salix X gaspensis C.K. Schneid. – Gaspé willow 
                                  Species Salix geyeriana Andersson – Geyer's willow 
                                  Species Salix gilgiana Seemen – willow 
                                  Species Salix glabra Scop.  
                                  Species Salix X glatfelteri C.K. Schneid. – Glatfelter's willow 
                                  Species Salix glauca L. – grayleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix gooddingii C.R. Ball – Goodding's black willow, Goodding's willow 
                                  Species Salix gracilistyla Miq. – rose-gold pussy willow 
                                  Species Salix X grahamii Borrer ex Baker – Graham's willow 
                                  Species Salix X grayi C.K. Schneid. – Gray's willow 
                                  Species Salix X hankensonii Dode – Hankenson's willow 
                                  Species Salix hastata L. – halberd willow 
                                  Species Salix X hebecarpa (Fernald) Fernald (pro sp.)  
                                  Species Salix herbacea L. – snowbed willow 
                                  Species Salix hookeriana Barratt ex Hook. – dune willow 
                                  Species Salix X hudsonensis C.K. Schneid. (pro sp.)  
                                  Species Salix humilis Marshall – prairie willow 
                                  Species Salix interior Rowlee – sandbar willow 
                                  Species Salix irrorata Andersson – bluestem willow, sandbar willow, dewystem willow 
                                  Species Salix X jamesensis Lepage – James' willow 
                                  Species Salix jejuna Fernald – barren willow 
                                  Species Salix jepsonii C.K. Schneid. – Jepson's willow 
                                  Species Salix X jesupii Fernald  
                                  Species Salix koreensis Andersson  
                                  Species Salix koriyanagi Kimura ex Goerz – kori-yanagi 
                                  Species Salix X laestadiana Hartm.  
                                  Species Salix laevigata Bebb – red willow 
                                  Species Salix lanata L. – woolly willow 
                                  Species Salix lapponum L. – Lapland willow, downy willow 
                                  Species Salix lasiandra Benth. – Pacific willow 
                                  Species Salix lasiolepis Benth. – arroyo willow 
                                  Species Salix X laurentiana Fernald (pro sp.) – Laurent's willow 
                                  Species Salix lemmonii Bebb – Lemmon's willow 
                                  Species Salix ligulifolia (C.R. Ball) C.R. Ball ex C.K. Schneid. – strap-leaf willow, strapleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix longifolia Lam.  
                                  Species Salix lucida Muhl. – shining willow 
                                  Species Salix lutea Nutt. – yellow willow 
                                  Species Salix maccalliana Rowlee – McCalla's willow 
                                  Species Salix matsudana Koidz. – tortured willow, Peking willow, corkscrew willow 
                                  Species Salix melanopsis Nutt. – dusky willow 
                                  Species Salix mielichhoferi Saut.  
                                  Species Salix miyabeana Seemen  
                                  Species Salix X mollissima Ehrh. – sharp-stipule willow 
                                  Species Salix monochroma C.R. Ball – onecolor willow 
                                  Species Salix monticola Bebb – mountain willow, park willow 
                                  Species Salix muscina Dode ex Flod.  
                                  Species Salix myricoides Muhl. – bayberry willow 
                                  Species Salix myrsinifolia Salisb. – European willow 
                                  Species Salix myrsinites L. – myrtle willow 
                                  Species Salix myrtillifolia Andersson – blueberry willow 
                                  Species Salix nigra Marshall – black willow 
                                  Species Salix niphoclada Rydb. – barrenground willow 
                                  Species Salix nivalis Hook. – snow willow 
                                  Species Salix nummularia Andersson – barrenground willow 
                                  Species Salix X obtusata Fernald (pro sp.) – obtuse willow 
                                  Species Salix oleifolia Vill.  
                                  Species Salix orestera C.K. Schneid. – Sierra willow 
                                  Species Salix ovalifolia Trautv. – oval-leaf willow 
                                  Species Salix padifolia Andersson  
                                  Species Salix X peasei Fernald (pro sp.) – park willow 
                                  Species Salix pedicellaris Pursh – bog willow 
                                  Species Salix X pedunculata Fernald (pro sp.) – blackbract willow 
                                  Species Salix pellita (Andersson) Bebb – satiny willow 
                                  Species Salix X pendulina Wender. – Wisconsin weeping willow 
                                  Species Salix pentandra L. – bay-leaf willow, laurel willow 
                                  Species Salix petiolaris Sm. – slender willow, meadow willow 
                                  Species Salix petrophila Rydb. – alpine willow 
                                  Species Salix phlebophylla Andersson – skeletonleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix planifolia Pursh – tea-leaf willow, plainleaf willow, diamondleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix polaris Wahlenb. – polar willow 
                                  Species Salix X pontederana Willd.  
                                  Species Salix X princeps-ourayi Kelso – Ouray willow 
                                  Species Salix prolixa Andersson – MacKenzie's willow 
                                  Species Salix pseudomonticola C.R. Ball – white mountain willow, false mountain willow 
                                  Species Salix pseudomyrsinites Andersson – firmleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix pulchra Cham. – tealeaf willow 
                                  Species Salix purpurea L. – purple willow, basket willow, purple osier 
                                  Species Salix pyrifolia Andersson – balsam willow 
                                  Species Salix raupii Argus – Raup's willow 
                                  Species Salix repens L. – creeping willow 
                                  Species Salix reticulata L. – netted willow, netleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix richardsonii Hook. – Richardson's willow 
                                  Species Salix rosmarinifolia L.  
                                  Species Salix rostrata Thuill.  
                                  Species Salix rotundifolia Trautv. – least willow 
                                  Species Salix X rubella Bebb ex C.K. Schneid. – rubella willow 
                                  Species Salix X rubens Schrank (pro sp.) – hybrid crack willow 
                                  Species Salix X rubra Huds. – green-leaf willow 
                                  Species Salix X schneiderii B. Boivin  
                                  Species Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. – Scouler's willow 
                                  Species Salix X sepulcralis Simonk. – weeping willow 
                                  Species Salix sericea Marshall – silky willow 
                                  Species Salix X seringeana Gaudin – Seringe willow 
                                  Species Salix serissima (L.H. Bailey) Fernald – autumn willow 
                                  Species Salix sessilifolia Nutt. – northwest willow, northwest sandbar willow 
                                  Species Salix setchelliana C.R. Ball – Setchell's willow 
                                  Species Salix silicicola Raup – blanketleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix X simulans Fernald (pro sp.) – simulans willow 
                                  Species Salix X simulatrix F.B. White  
                                  Species Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. – Sitka willow 
                                  Species Salix X smithiana Willd. (pro sp.) – silky-leaf osier 
                                  Species Salix X solheimii E.H. Kelso – Solheim's willow 
                                  Species Salix sphenophylla A.K. Skvortsov – wedgeleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix stolonifera Coville – sprouting leaf willow 
                                  Species Salix taxifolia Kunth – yewleaf willow 
                                  Species Salix thurberi Rowlee – Thurber's willow 
                                  Species Salix tracyi C.R. Ball – Tracy's willow 
                                  Species Salix triandra L. – French willow, almond-leaf willow, almond willow 
                                  Species Salix turnorii Raup – Turnor's willow 
                                  Species Salix tweedyi (Bebb ex Rose) C.R. Ball – tweedy willow, Tweedy's willow 
                                  Species Salix tyrrellii Raup – Tyrrell's willow 
                                  Species Salix udensis Trautv. & C.A. Mey.  
                                  Species Salix X ungavensis Lepage – willow 
                                  Species Salix uva-ursi Pursh – bearberry willow 
                                  Species Salix variegata Franch.  
                                  Species Salix vestita Pursh – rock willow 
                                  Species Salix viminalis L. – basket willow 
                                  Species Salix X waghornei Rydb. (pro sp.) – Waghorn's willow 
                                  Species Salix X wiegandii Fernald – Wiegand's willow 
                                  Species Salix wolfii Bebb – wolf willow, Wolf's willow 
                                  Species Salix X wrightii Andersson (pro sp.)  
                                  Species Salix X wyomingensis Rydb. (pro sp.)  
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: saule[French], saules [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Salix   
       
  Source: Salicaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Salix   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Salix   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Salix   
       
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