Salix purpurea
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 purpurea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Salix purpurea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Knafia helixOpiz
- Knafia purpurea(L.) Opiz
- Salix caesifoliaDrobow
- Salix carniolicaHost
- Salix helixL.
- Salix helixJ.Walker
- Salix monandraArd.
- Salix monandra var. sericeaSer.
- Salix monandra var. subverticillataSer.
- Salix multiformisDöll
- Salix mutabilisHost
- Salix olivaceaThuill.
- Salix oppositifoliaHost
- Salix pontederanaSchleich.
- Salix purpurea f. erianthaWimm.
- Salix purpurea f. furcataWimm.
- Salix purpurea f. sericea(Ser.) Wimm.
- Salix purpurea f. styligeraWimm.
- Salix tenuisTausch
- Vetrix purpurea(L.) Raf.
- Vetrix siculaRaf.
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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