Salicaceae
Salix

Salix caprea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1020 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to N. Asia, N. China to Japan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina South, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Tristan da Cunha, Washington

Recorded in error in:

Maryland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Ohashi, H. (2001). Salicaceae of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. Series 4, Biology 40(4): 269-396.
  • Skvortsov, A.K. (1999). Willows of Russia and Adjacent Countries: 1-307. University of Joensuu.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea 1: 53-66. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Fang, Z.F., Zhao, S.D. & Skvortsov, A..K. (1999). Salicaceae. Flora of China 4: 139-279. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Ohashi, H. (2001). Salicaceae of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. Series 4, Biology 40(4): 269-396.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea 1: 53-66. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 25, 2021 Mestre, E; Wheeler, J; Wu, Z; Burns, E [EM1] United Kingdom K001291741 No
Aug 6, 2007 Hulten, E. [2173] K000907107 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 6, 2007 Hulten, E. [1615] K000907108 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Beguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K000907045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Kerner, A. [22] Germany K000907052 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Durrnberger, A. [s.n.] Germany K000907051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Durrnberger, A. [s.n.] Germany K000907050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [72] Austria K000907037 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K000907031 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766530 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766546 Yes
Erdinger, C. [s.n.] Austria K000907043 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K000907034 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766549 Yes
Kerner, A. [72] Austria K000907036 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K000907032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR85] United Kingdom K001767938 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K005362447 Yes
Erdinger, C. [s.n.] Austria K000907038 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [1469] Austria K000907047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [71] Austria K000907040 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766548 Yes
Kerner, A. [71] Austria K000907044 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wimmer, F.; Kerner, A. [s.n.] K000907035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [71] Austria K000907041 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766538 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766550 Yes
Kerner, A. [s.n.] K000907048 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [s.n.] Austria K000907039 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerner, A. [71] Austria K000907042 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766531 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766540 Yes
Kerner, A. [8] Austria K000907049 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766536 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766544 Yes
Kerner, A. [8] Austria K000907046 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004766545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K000907033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia Salix hultenii K005138039 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [s.n.] Salix hultenii K005138040 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia Salix hultenii K005138038 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Salix hultenii K005138041 Yes
[Fr. Schmidt] [s.n.] Salix hultenii K005138042 Yes
Jan 1, 1936 s.coll. [82] Salix caprea f. elongata K005362561 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images