| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical habitat | Typical habitat in the Po valley, Italy. | ©Paolo Paiero | |
| Leaf | Leaf with typical silky pubescence. | ©Paolo Paiero | |
| Male flowers | ©Paolo Paiero | ||
| Line drawing of morphology | A. branch with leaves and fruit catkins B. twigs with female flowers C. twigs with male flowers D. leaf with detail of toothed margin E. detail of flowers. | ©Martini/Paiero |
Datasheet
Salix alba (white willow)
Don't need the entire report?
Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need.
Generate reportPictures
Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Salix alba L.
Preferred Common Name
- white willow
Other Scientific Names
- Salix alba subsp. vitellina (L.) Arcang.
- Salix alba var. britzensis Spath
- Salix alba var. caerulea (Sm.) W. D. J. Koch
- Salix alba var. calva G. Mey.
- Salix alba var. sericea Gaudin
- Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes
International Common Names
- Spanish: sauce blanco
- French: aubier; saule blanc
- Russian: iba belaja
- Portuguese: salgueiro-branco
Local Common Names
- France: saudre
- Germany: Falber; Silber Weide; Silber- Weide
- Italy: salice bianco; salice bianco o da pertiche
- Netherlands: wilg, schiet-
- Slovakia: vrba bilá
- Slovenia: bela vrba
- Sweden: vitpil
EPPO code
- SAXAL (Salix alba)
- SAXAV (Salix alba subsp. vitellina)
Subspecies
- Salix alba subsp. alba
- Salix alba subsp. caerulea
- Salix alba subsp. micans
- Salix alba subsp. vitellina
Trade name
- cricket bat willow
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Salicales
- Family: Salicaceae
- Genus: Salix
- Species: Salix alba
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Brenneria salicis (watermark); Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii (clover proliferation phytoplasma); Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer); Lepidosaphes ulmi (oystershell scale); Leucoma salicis (satin moth); Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth); Lymantria obfuscata (Indian gypsy moth); Rabdophaga saliciperda (shot-hole gall midge); Rhizobium radiobacter (crown gall); Rhizobium rhizogenes (gall)Minor host of:
Armillaria mellea (armillaria root rot); Diplodia seriata (grapevine trunk disease); Fomitopsis pinicola (brown crumbly rot); Heterobasidion annosum sensu lato (Heterobasidion root rot); Neonectria ditissima (Nectria canker (apple, pear)); Orgyia antiqua (European tussock moth)Wild host of:
Otiorhynchus salicicola; Paranthrene tabaniformis (poplar clearwing moth); Pratylenchus penetrans (nematode, northern root lesion); Xiphinema americanum (dagger nematode)Associated with (not a host):
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani (Stolbur phytoplasma); Sphaceloma murrayaeHost of (source - data mining):
Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle); Aphis farinosa; Aromia moschata; Chionaspis salicis (willow scale); Drepanopeziza sphaeroides (leaf spot: willow); Erysiphe adunca (powdery mildew of poplar); Plagiodera erythroptera; Plagiodera versicolora (willow leaf beetle); Trirachys sartus (city longhorn beetle); Yponomeuta rorellus (willow ermine moth)Uses List
Top of pageEnvironmental
- Agroforestry
- Boundary, barrier or support
- Erosion control or dune stabilization
- Revegetation
- Shade and shelter
- Soil improvement
General
- Ornamental
Human food and beverage
- Honey/honey flora
Materials
- Carved material
- Fibre
- Wood/timber
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Source of medicine/pharmaceutical
- Traditional/folklore
Wood Products
Top of pageContainers
- Boxes
- Pallets
Pulp
- Short-fibre pulp
Wood-based materials
- Plywood
Woodware
- Matches
- Sports equipment