Salix alba
(white willow)

Pictures

Picture	Title	Caption	Copyright
Title Typical habitat Caption Typical habitat in the Po valley, Italy.|Typical habitat in the Po valley. Copyright Paiero	Typical habitat	Typical habitat in the Po valley, Italy.|Typical habitat in the Po valley.	Paiero
Title Leaf Caption Leaf with typical silky pubescence. Copyright Paiero	Leaf	Leaf with typical silky pubescence.	Paiero
Title Male flowers Caption Copyright Paiero	Male flowers		Paiero
Title Line drawing of morphology Caption 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. Copyright Martini/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

Identity

Preferred 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

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Plantae
•         Phylum: Spermatophyta
•             Subphylum: Angiospermae
•                 Class: Dicotyledonae
•                     Order: Salicales
•                         Family: Salicaceae
•                             Genus: Salix
•                                 Species: Salix alba

List of Pests

Major host of:

Minor host of:

Wild host of:

Associated with (not a host):

Host of (source - data mining):

Uses List

Environmental

• 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

Containers

• Boxes
• Pallets

Pulp

• Short-fibre pulp

Wood-based materials

• Plywood

Woodware

• Matches
• Sports equipment