Salix eleagnos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Saliceae
Genus: Salix
Subgenus: Salix subg. Vetrix
Sectio: S. sect. Canae
Species: Salix eleagnos

Name

Salix eleagnos Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 257 (1771).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Salix affinis Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 619 (1866), nom. illeg.
- Salix angustifolia Poir. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd. 3: 125 (1806), nom. illeg.
- Salix asplenifolia K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 540 (1869).
- Salix cyllenea Boiss. & Orph. in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 4: 1188 (1875).
- Salix eleagnos var. angustifolia (Cariot) C.Vicioso, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 18 (1948).
- Salix eleagnos subsp. angustifolia (Cariot) Rech.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 104: 314 (1957).
- Salix hircina A.Kern., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 14: 99 (1864).
- Salix incana Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 230 (1789).
- Salix incana var. angustifolia Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 7, 2: 685 (1884).
- Salix incana var. brevifolia (Ser.) Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 230 (1830).
- Salix incana var. denticulata Sennen & Elías, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne): n.° 5604.
- Salix incana var. lasiocarpa Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 230 (1830).
- Salix incana var. longebracteata (Pau) Pau, Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 4: 51 (1891).
- Salix incana var. macrophylla Ser. ex Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 230 (1830).
- Salix incana var. viridis St.-Lag., A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 751 (1889).
- Salix kerneri Erding, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 78 (1865).
- Salix lavendulifolia Lapeyr., Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 601 (1813), nom. superfl.
- Salix lavendulifolia var. androgyna Ser., Essai Saules Suisse: 73 (1815).
- Salix lavendulifolia var. brevifolia Ser., Essai Saules Suisse: 73 (1815).
- Salix lavendulifolia var. fragifera Ser., Essai Saules Suisse: 73 (1815).
- Salix linearis J.Forbes, Salict. Woburn.: 177 (1829), nom. illeg.
- Salix longebracteata Pau, Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 2: 36 (1889).
- Salix oleifolia Ser., Essai Saules Suisse: 11 (1815), not validly publ., "Art.34.1(c)".
- Salix otites Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 242 (1892).
- Salix patula Ser., Essai Saules Suisse: 11 (1815).
- Salix riparia Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 698 (1806).
- Salix rorismarinifolia Gouan, Hortus Monsp.: 501 (1762).
- Salix salviifolia W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 747 (1837), not validly publ.
- Salix viminalis Balb., Fl. Taur.: 165 (1806), sensu auct.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to:

Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
Europe
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kuzeybatı Balkan Yarımadası, Romania.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Spain.
- Eastern Europe
  - Ukraine.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Türkiye.
Introduced into
- Europe
  - Middle Europe
    - Netherlands.
- Northern America
  - Eastern Canada
    - Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
  - Northeastern U.S.A.
    - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York.
  - Southeastern U.S.A.
    - South Carolina.
  - North-Central U.S.A.
    - Wisconsin.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Additional references

Beech, E., Harvey-Brown, Y. & Barstow, M. 2018. Salix eleagnos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61960299A61960301.en..

Additional references

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Salix eleagnos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Salix eleagnos. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Salix eleagnos. Accessed: Nov 30 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Olive Willow
suomi: Huopapaju
Türkçe: İğde yapraklı söğüt