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Salicaceae

White willow

Salix alba L.

Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

White willow: Weidenbaum an renaturierter Isar
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (76)
Afrikaans
Witwilger
Albanian
Shelgu i bardhë
Arabic
صفصاف أبيض, الصفصاف الأبيض, اسبيدار, خلاف, صفصاف
Armenian
Ուռենի սպիտակ
arz
صفصاف ابيض
Asturian
Blimal blanca
azb
آغ سؤیود
Azerbaijani
Ağ söyüd
Basque
Zume zuri, Sahats zuri
Belarusian
Вярба белая, Белалоз, Белая вярба, Вярба, Вярба звычайная, Вятла
Bulgarian
Бяла върба
Cantonese
白柳
Catalan
Salze blanc, Saule, Saule blanc, Saulic, Vimera, Vimetera groga o belga
Chinese
白柳
Croatian
Bijela vrba
csb
Strzébnô wierzba
cv
Йăмра
Czech
Vrba bílá
Danish
Hvid-Pil, Hvidpil
Dutch
Schietwilg, Witte wilg
English
White willow, Golden willow
Estonian
Hõberemmelgas, Hõbepaju
Finnish
Valkosalava, Valkopaju
French
Saule blanc
Galician
Salgueiro branco
Georgian
Წნორი
German
Silber-Weide, Silberweide, Gelbe Weide, Saule blanc
Greek
Ιτέα η λευκή, Λευκή ιτιά
Gujarati
ઇંગ્લીશ વીલો
Hebrew
ערבה לבנה
Hindi
इंग्लिश विलो
hsb
Běła wjerba
Hungarian
Fehér fűz
Indonesian
Dedalu putih
Irish
Saileach bhán
Italian
Salice bianco, Salice da pertiche
Japanese
セイヨウシロヤナギ
kab
Tafsent
Kannada
ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ವಿಲೋ
Kazakh
Ақтал
Korean
흰버드나무
kw
Helyk gwynn
Latvian
Baltais vītols
Lithuanian
Baltasis gluosnis, Saule blanc
Luxembourgish
Bannweid
Macedonian
Бела врба
Malayalam
വില്ലോമരം
mdf
Акша каль
myv
Ашо каль
Norwegian Bokmål
Hvitpil, Hengepil, Kvitpil
os
Урс хæрис
Persian
بید سفید
Polish
Wierzba biała
Portuguese
Salgueiro-branco, Salgueiro branco
Romanian
Salcie albă
Romansh
Salesch alv
Russian
Ива белая, Ива серебристая, Ветла
sah
Талах
Serbian
Bela vrba, Бела врба
sgs
Baltglousnis
Slovak
Vŕba biela
Slovenian
Bela vrba
Spanish
Sauce blanco, Arcazon, Arcazón, Azaoz, Balaquera, Blina, Salguero blanco, Salzo
Swedish
Vitpil, Guldpil, Gulpil, Saule blanc, Silverpil, Vanlig vitpil
Tatar
Өянке
Telugu
ఇంగ్లీష్ విల్లో
Turkish
Ak söğüt
tyv
Ак-тал
udm
Тӧдьы бадь
Ukrainian
Верба біла
Uyghur
ئاق سۆگەت
Uzbek
Oq tol
vec
Salež da manech
vep
Vauged raid
Welsh
Helygen wen, Helyg Gwyn, Helyg Gwynion, Helyg Wen
wuu
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Synonyms

  • Argorips alba (L.) Raf.
  • Argorips cerulea (Sm.) Raf.
  • Salix alba f. ovalis Wimm.
  • Salix alba subsp. caerulea (Sm.) Rech.f.
  • Salix alba var. alba
  • Salix alba var. denudata Wimm. & Grab.
  • Salix caerulea Sm.
  • Salix pallida Salisb.
  • Salix pameachiana Barratt
  • Salix regalis Wesm.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.