Salix nigra
A species in the Salicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
- Species
- Salix nigra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1785
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Salix nigra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amerina balduinianaRaf.
- Amerina houstoniana(Pursh) Raf.
- Amerina nigra(Marshall) Raf.
- Pleiarina nigra(Marshall) N.Chao & G.T.Gong
- Salix ambiguaPursh
- Salix denudataRaf.
- Salix dubiaTrautv.
- Salix falcataPursh
- Salix flavovirensHornem.
- Salix houstonianaPursh
- Salix ligustrinaHost
- Salix ligustrinaF.Michx.
- Salix ludovicianaRaf.
- Salix marginataWimm. ex Andersson
- Salix nigra f. falcata(Pursh) Rehder
- Salix nigra var. altissimaSarg.
- Salix nigra var. falcata(Pursh) Torr.
- Salix nigra var. lindheimeriiC.K.Schneid.
- Salix nigra var. longifoliaAndersson
- Salix nigra var. marginataWimm. ex Andersson
- Salix nigra var. nigra
- Salix purshianaSpreng.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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