Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Salix nigra Marsh.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Salix ambigua Pursh, non Ehrh., Salix denudata Raf., Salix dubia Trautvar., Salix falcata Pursh, Salix flavovirens Hornem., Salix ligustrina Michx. f., Salix ludoviciana Raf., Salix nigra Marsh. var. altissima Sargent, Salix nigra Marsh. var. brevifolia Anderss., Salix nigra Marsh. var. brevijulis Anderss., Salix nigra Marsh. var. falcata (Pursh) Torr., Salix nigra Marsh. var. lindheimeri Schneid., Salix nigra Marsh. var. longifolia Anderss., Salix nigra Marsh. var. marginata (C.F.H. Wimmer ex Anderss.) Anderss., Salix purshiana Spreng.

Common names:

Black willow (1840-Present) (1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 19, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, 61, 65, 72, 80, 92, 93, 95, 97, 108, 112, 113, 131, 138, 149, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Brittle joint willow (1840) (19)

Champlain willow (1857) (20)

Gulf black willow (1942) (155)

Pussy willow [Pussywillow] (1876-1929) (5, 49, 53, 54, 92, 157, 158)

Puzzle willow (1942, possibly this species) (155)

Rough American willow (1785) (8)

Saule noir (1785, French) (8)

Scythe-leaf willow [Scythe-leaved willow] (1913) (5)

Swamp willow (1900-1936) (5, 93, 156, 157, 158)

Texas black willow (1942) (155)

Willow catkins (1876) (92)