Salix alba L. subsp. caerulea (Sm.) Rech. f. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Salix alba L. subsp. caerulea (Sm.) Rech. f.

Summary

Genus:

Salix

Family:

Salicaceae

Nomen number:

404880

Place of publication:

Oesterr. Bot. Z. 110:338. 1963

Verified:

03/28/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Salix alba L. (0 active accession[s])
Salix alba L. subsp. alba (0 active accession[s])
Salix alba L. subsp. vitellina (L.) Schubl. & G. Martens (0 active accession[s])
Salix alba L. var. sericea Gaudin (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Salix caerulea Sm.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Salix alba L. var. caerulea (Sm.) W. D. J. Koch

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Salix alba L. var. calva G. Mey.

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Reference(s)

Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Stace, C. New flora of the British Isles. 1995
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea, second edition. 1993

Common names

English
blue willow –
cricket-bat willow –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe

Cultivated
Europe

REGION: Europe

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	cane		Newsholme, C. Willows, the genus Salix. 1992
Materials	wood		Newsholme, C. Willows, the genus Salix. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404880. Accessed 18 December 2025.