Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Salix amygdaloides Anderss.

Family: Salicaceae

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Salix amygdaloides Anderss. var. wrightii (Anderss.) Schneid., Salix nigra Marsh. var. amygdaloides (Anderss.) Anderss., Salix nigra Marsh. var. wrightii (Anderss.) Anderss., Salix wrightii Anderss.

Common names:

Almond willow (1890-1895) (113, 130)

Almond-leaf willow [Almond-leaved willow] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Black willow (1913-1923, often confounded with S. nigra) (5, 156)

Peach-leaf willow [Peachleaf willow, Peach-leaved willow] (1907-Present) (1, 3, 4, 5, 50, 65, 72, 82, 85, 91, 93, 95, 97, 138, 155, 156)

White willow (1895, SD) (130)

Wide-leaf willow [Wide leaf willow] (1806, Meriwether Lewis) (35)

Wright's peach-leaf willow [Wright peachleaf willow] (1942) (155)

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