Salix alba

Classification	Dicots
Family	Salicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Salicaceae
Genus	Salix
Species:	Salix alba L.
Common Name	European White Willow
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Salix alba	Salix x alba L. ?
Salix alba subsp. caerulea	Salix alba subsp. caerulea (Sm.) Rech. f.
Salix alba subsp. vitellina	Salix alba subsp. vitellina (L.) Arcang.
Salix alba var. caerulea	Salix alba var. caerulea (Sm.) Sm.
Salix alba var. calva	Salix alba var. calva G.F.W. Mey.
Salix alba var. vitellina	Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes
Salix pameachiana	Salix pameachiana
Salix vitellina	Salix vitellina L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Henry (KY), Marion (KY), Menifee (KY), Nicholas (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100640489	Franklin	Kentucky	03 Jun 1981	Hal Bryan FR-280	EKY Salix alba
HTTU015813	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Salix alba
31234100778834	Menifee	Kentucky	05 Jun 2017	Thomas McFadden 496	EKY Salix alba
APSC0083431	Fayette	Kentucky	22 Sep 1983		APSC Salix alba
MTSU011822	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Oct 1991	Lisa Wilson	MTSU Salix alba
TENN-V-0075491	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Salix alba
31234100640505	Nicholas	Kentucky	13 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25108	EKY Salix alba
TENN-V-0075489	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Salix alba
UCHT008903	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Salix alba
MTSU011825	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 2010	Abby Drumwright 46	MTSU Salix alba
MTSU011811	Grundy	Tennessee	29 Mar 1989	Dawn Coffman	MTSU Salix alba
BRIT49962	Williamson	Tennessee	14 Jul 1987	L. Kelly 1027	VDB Salix alba
APSC0081357	Marion	Kentucky			APSC Salix alba
31234100640497	Henry	Kentucky	19 Jul 1962	J. L. Gentry Jr. 524	EKY Salix alba
ETSU031158	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Salix alba
31234100640471	Estill	Kentucky	30 Jun 1988	Richard G. Guetig 718	EKY Salix alba
APSC0081356	Marion	Kentucky			APSC Salix alba
HTTU009385	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Salix alba
MTSU024325	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Apr 2009	Dr. Blum 18	MTSU Salix alba
TENN-V-0075490	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Salix alba
HTTU015814	White	Tennessee			HTTU Salix alba
MTSU011824	Grundy	Tennessee	18 Sep 1988	Dawn M. Coffman	MTSU Salix alba
MTSU011823	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Nov 1979	James Michael Ary 42	MTSU Salix alba

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Salix alba

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