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Willow Tree Names and Types of Willows (Salix) Species

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A weeping willow

(Salix ×sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma')

The Willow Genus (Salix) contains many species, most of which are known as Willow, but some narrow leaved shrub species are called Osier, and some broader leaved species are referred to as Sallow (from Old English sealh, related to the Latin word "Salix"; Willow).

About half of all known Willow species grow as Trees, most others grow as shrubs, and some Willows grow as miniature (Alpine) Sub-Shrubs. As some species of Willow can grow as either a tree or a shrub, depending on their local habitat, this site will list the names of all Willows without regard to growth habit.

This page focuses on types of Willow Trees and their common names, below is a list of Willow names organized by common name, following with the appropriate Botanical Latin Name. Some species have the same common name, however all Botanical Latin names are unique, and so using the list below you can find the differences in species with the same common Willow name. Click here for a list of ALL Willow (Salix) species organized by Botanical Latin name.

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List of Willow Tree Species of the (Salix) Genus - Species types organized by common name, then by scientific Latin botanical name

Willow Common Names to Botanical Latin Names Common Willow Tree Name Botanical Salix Tree Name Alaska bog Willow Salix fuscescens Almond Willow, Almond-leaf Willow, French Willow Salix triandra

(Synonym; Salix amygdalina) Alpine Willow Salix alpina Alpine Willow Salix petrophila American Willow Salix discolor Arctic Seashore Willow Salix ovalifolia var. arctolitoralis Arctic Willow Salix arctica Arctic Willow, Northern Willow Salix arctophila Arctic Willow Salix crassijulis Arctic Willow Salix torulosa Argus' Willow Salix argusii Arizona Willow Salix arizonica Arroyo Willow Salix lasiolepis Astragalus Ivanovich Willow, (Japanese; Renge Iwa Yanagi) レンゲイワヤナギ, Iva astragalus Willow, Willow rock lotus Salix nakamurana Athabasca Willow Salix athabascensis Autumn Willow Salix serissima Babylon Willow, Peking Willow, Weeping Willow Salix babylonica Ball's Willow Salix ballii Balsam Willow Salix pyrifolia Barclay's Willow Salix barclayi Barratt's Willow Salix barrattiana Barren ground Willow Salix nummularia Barren Willow Salix jejuna Barrenground Willow Salix niphoclada Barren-ground Willow, Small-fruit Willow, Shortfruit Willow Salix brachycarpa Basket Willow, Common Osier, Osier Salix viminalis Basket Willow, Purple Willow, Purple osier, Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow, Dwarf Purple Osier Salix purpurea Bayberry Willow Salix myricoides Bearberry Willow Salix uva-ursi Bebb's Willow Salix bebbii Bebb's Willow, Beaked Willow, Long-beaked Willow, Grey Willow Salix bebbiana Beschel's Willow Salix beschelii Bigelow's Willow Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii Black Willow Salix nigra Blackbract Willow Salix pedunculata Blanketleaf Willow Salix silicicola Blue Willow Salix alba ssp. caerulea Blueberry Willow Salix myrtillifolia Bluestem Willow, Dewystem Willow, Sandbar Willow Salix irrorata Blunt leaved Willow, Stunted Willow (Stumpfblatt-Weide), Notch-leaf Willow (Stutz-Weide), Netzblättrige Weide, Mattvide Salix retusa Bog Willow Salix pedicellaris Bonpland Willow, Red Willow Salix bonplandiana Booth's Willow, Blueberry Willow Salix boothii Brewer's Willow Salix breweri Brittle Willow Salix ×fragilis Canary Willow Salix canariensis Cape silver Willow, Safsaf Willow Salix capensis Cape Silver Willow Salix mucronata ssp. hirsuta Cascade Willow Salix cascadensis Chamisso's Willow Salix chamissonis Chinese Willow Salix matsudana Coastal plain Willow Salix caroliniana Columbia river Willow Salix columbiana Conifer Willow Salix conifera Corkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Hankow Willow, Peking Willow, Tortured Willow, Twisted-Twig Willow Salix matsudana Coyote Willow (coyotevide), Narrow-leaf Willow Salix exigua var. exigua Crack Willow Salix ×fragilis Creeping Willow Salix repens Cricket-bat Willow Salix alba ssp. caerulea Daphne Willow, Violet Willow Salix daphnoides Del Norte Willow Salix delnortensis Dewystem Willow Salix irrorata Diamondleaf Willow, Plainleaf Willow, Tea-leaf Willow Salix planifolia Dieck's Willow Salix dieckiana Donian Willow Salix doniana Downy Willow Salix lapponum Dragon Willow, Fantail Willow, Fishtail Willow, Japanese Fantail Willow Salix sachalinensis

(Synonym; Salix udensis) Dragon Willow, Japanese fantail Willow Salix udensis

(Synonym; Salix sachalinensis) Drummond's Willow Salix drummondiana Dune Willow Salix hookeriana Dusky Willow Salix melanopsis Eared Willow Salix aurita Eastwood's Willow, Mountain Willow, Sierra Willow Salix eastwoodiae Egyptian Willow Salix aegyptiaca Ehrhart's Willow Salix ×ehrhartiana Elaeagnus Willow Salix elaeagnos European Willow Salix myrsinifolia False mountain Willow, White mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola Farr's Willow Salix farriae Feltleaf Willow, Alaska Willow Salix alaxensis Firmleaf Willow Salix pseudomyrsinites Florida Willow Salix floridana Flute Willow Salix mucronata ssp. woodii Flute Willow, Cape Willow, Kaapse wilger Salix mucronata Geyer's Willow Salix geyeriana Glacial Willow Salix ovalifolia var. glacialis Glatfelter's Willow Salix glatfelteri Glaucous Willow, Grayleaf Willow, Gray-leaf Willow, White Willow Salix glauca Goat Willow, Pussy Willow, Weeping PussyWillow, Kilmarnock Willow, French PussyWillow Salix caprea Golden Willow Salix alba ssp. vitellina Goodding's black Willow, Goodding's Willow Salix gooddingii Gray Willow, Large Gray Willow Salix atrocinerea Grayleaf Willow Salix glauca var. acutifolia Grayleaf Willow Salix glauca var. callicarpaea Grayleaf Willow Salix glauca var. glauca Grayleaf Willow Salix glauca var. villosa Gray's Willow Salix grayi Greenleaf Willow Salix lucida ssp. caudata Green-scaled Willow, Greenscale Willow, Saule à bractées vertes Salix chlorolepis Grey Willow, Grey sallow, Large Gray Willow Salix cinerea Halberd Willow Salix hastata Hankenson's Willow Salix hankensonii Heartleaf Willow, Sand dune Willow, Furry Willow Salix cordata Hinds' Willow Salix exigua var. hindsiana Humboldt's Willow Salix humboldtiana Hungry Willow Salix famelica Jepson's Willow Salix jepsonii Kawayanagi or Kawa-Yagani = (Japanese), In Japan it is called the purple Willow or Willow rivers Salix gilgiana Kori-yanagi Salix koriyanagi Labrador Willow Salix argyrocarpa Lapland Willow, Downy Willow Salix lapponum Large Gray Willow, Grey Willow, Grey sallow Salix cinerea Laurel Willow, Bay-leaf Willow Salix pentandra Least Willow Salix rotundifolia Least Willow Salix rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Lemmon's Willow Salix lemmonii Limestone Willow, Woolly Willow Salix calcicola Littletree Willow Salix arbusculoides Long-leaved violet Willow, sharp-leaf Willow Salix acutifolia MacKenzie's Willow Salix prolixa Madagascar Willow Salix madagascariensis McCalla's Willow Salix maccalliana Meadow Willow, Slender Willow Salix petiolaris Missouri Willow, Missouri River Willow Salix eriocephala Mountain Willow Salix arbuscula Mountain Willow Salix eastwoodiae Mountain Willow, Park Willow Salix monticola Mountain Willow, Park Willow Salix padophylla Myrtle Willow Salix myrsinites Narrowleaf Willow Salix exigua var. exigua Netleaf Willow, Netted Willow Salix reticulata Northern Willow, Arctic Willow Salix arctophila Northwest Willow, Northwest Sandbar Willow Salix sessilifolia Onecolor Willow Salix monochroma Osier, Common Osier, Basket Willow Salix viminalis Ouray Willow Salix princeps-ourayi Oval-leaf Willow Salix ovalifolia Pacific Willow Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Park Willow Salix monticola Park Willow Salix peasei Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides var. wrightii Polar Willow Salix polaris Prairie Willow Salix humilis Prairie Willow Salix humilis var. humilis Prairie Willow Salix humilis var. tristis Purple Willow, Purple osier, Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow, Dwarf Purple Osier, Basket Willow Salix purpurea Pussy Willow, American Willow Salix discolor Raup's Willow Salix raupii Red Willow Salix laevigata Richardson's Willow Salix richardsonii Rock Willow Salix vestita Rose-gold pussy Willow, Black Pussy Willow Salix gracilistyla Rosemary Leaf Willow, Rosemary-leaved Willow Salix rosmarinifolia Rubella Willow Salix rubella Rusty Sallow Salix oleifolia Safsaf Willow, Safsafwilger Salix mucronata ssp. mucronata Sage Willow, Sageleaf Willow Salix candida Salix mielichhoferi, Tauern-Weide Salix mielichhoferi Salix reinii Willow Salix reinii Sandbar Willow Salix interior Sandbar Willow Salix longifolia Sandbar Willow Salix exigua Satiny Willow Salix pellita Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana Setchell's Willow Salix setchelliana Shining Willow Salix lucida Shortfruit Willow Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa

(Synonyms; Salix wyomingensis) Sierra Willow Salix orestera Silky Willow Salix sericea Silver Willow Salix alba var. sericea Silver Willow, Cape Silver Willow Salix mucronata ssp. hirsuta Simulans Willow Salix simulans Sitka Willow Salix sitchensis Skeletonleaf Willow Salix phlebophylla Small-leaved Willow Salix mucronata ssp. capensis Smalltoothed Willow Salix cryptodonta Snow Willow Salix nivalis Snowbed Willow Salix herbacea Solheim's Willow Salix solheimii Sprouting leaf Willow Salix stolonifera Stone Willow Salix saxatilis Straddling-branched Willow Salix divaricata Strap-leaf Willow, Strapleaf Willow Salix ligulifolia Swamp Willow Salix myrtilloides Tealeaf Willow Salix pulchra Thurber's Willow Salix thurberi Timberline Willow Salix rotundifolia var. dodgeana Tracy's Willow Salix tracyi Turnor's Willow Salix turnorii Tweedy's Willow Salix tweedyi Tyrrell's Willow Salix tyrrellii Undergreen Willow Salix commutata Waghorn's Willow Salix waghornei Watering Willow Salix apoda Wedgeleaf Willow Salix sphenophylla Weeping Willow, (See also Salix ×sepulchralis (Golden Weeping Willow) in Willow Hybrids) Salix babylonica Whiplash Willow Salix lucida ssp. caudata White Willow Salix alba White Willow Salix alba ssp. alba Wintergreen Willow (Talvikkipaju) Salix pyrolifolia Wolf Willow, Wolf's Willow Salix wolfii Woolly Willow, Limestone Willow Salix calcicola Woolly Willow Salix lanata Wyoming Willow Salix wyomingensis = is a synonym of Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa Yellow Willow Salix lutea Yew-leaf Willow Salix taxifolia List of Tree Names last up-dated on 2018-04-07

Types of Willows