Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Salix alba L.

Family: Salicaceae

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Salix alba caerulea Salix alba calva Salix alba L. ssp. caerulea (Sm.) Rech. f. Salix alba L. ssp. vitellina (L.) Arcang. Salix alba L. var. caerulea (Sm.) Sm. Salix alba L. var. calva G.F.W. Mey. Salix alba L. var. vitellina (L.) Stokes Salix vitellina L. Possibly Salix vitellina L. var. aurea

Common names:

Cane withy (1900) (158)

Common European willow (1900-1936) (93, 158)

Common willow (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Cricket-bat willow [Cricketbat willow] (1923) (138)

Duck willow (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

European willow (1898) (5, 49, 156)

Golden osier (1900-1907) (72, 158)

Golden willow (1923-1937) (112, 138)

Huntingdon willow (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Pyramidal white willow (1923) (138)

White willow (1869-Present) (3, 5, 49, 50, 52, 58, 72, 82, 85, 92, 107, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Yellow willow (1840-1910) (19, 135, 158)

Yellow-stem white willow [Yellowstem white willow] (1942-1986) (4, 155)

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