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Salix alba

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Salix alba

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Also known as white willow, golden willow

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern
FamilySalicaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Corse

Common 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
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taxon name
Salix alba
Commons category
Salix alba
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Salix alba
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon common name
Witte wilg
has fruit type
capsule
invasive to
Australia
short name
S. alba
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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salix alba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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