Salix alba L., 1753 35% complete

White willow

Sp. Pl.: 1021 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced14 Source not recorded7 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1021 (1753) No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name White willow No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. China, NW. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 1750 cm
  • 1750 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 37 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 68, 90, 92, 174, 178, 191, 214, 241, 500, 630, 818, 882, 898, 909, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height 2500 cm
  • 2500 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 68, 90, 92, 174, 178, 191, 214, 241, 500, 630, 818, 882, 898, 909, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 178, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Fruit months empty Not on the record
Ecology
Ground humidity 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489
Sourced
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
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Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 213 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • coppice_potential, fuelwood, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record