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Salix alba, commonly known as white willow or saule blanc, is a species of deciduous plant within the family Salicaceae. It belongs to the genus Salix, for which it serves as the nomenclatural type. The species produces fruit in the form of capsules and is utilized as a medicinal plant.
The taxon range for Salix alba includes Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also invasive to Australia. According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Least Concern in 2014. Specimens have been recorded in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with collections held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Species
Least ConcernCommon Name: saule blanc
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,094
- With media
- 4,093
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, GRCH, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MSC, CHSC, COLO
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Salix
- Image
- Illustration Salix alba0.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Witte wilg
- has fruit type
- capsule
- invasive to
- Australia
- short name
- S. alba
- taxon range
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- nomenclatural type of
- Salix
- foliage type
- deciduous plant
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Encyclopedic overview
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and Central Asia. The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves.
Description
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