Salicaceae
Peachleaf willow
Salix amygdaloides
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 桃叶柳
- English
- Peachleaf willow
Synonyms
- Amerina missurica Raf.
- Pleiarina amygdaloides (Andersson) N.Chao & G.T.Gong
- Salix amygdaloides f. angustissima E.C.Sm.
- Salix amygdaloides f. pilosiuscula C.K.Schneid.
- Salix amygdaloides var. amygdaloides
- Salix nigra var. amygdaloides (Andersson) Andersson
- Salix virgata J.Forbes
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.