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Salicaceae

Daphne willow

Salix daphnoides Vill.

Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix

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Daphne willow: Ísland , Akureyri Botanical Gardens: Weide Salix_daphnoides
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (23)
arz
سالكس دافنويدس
Azerbaijani
Bədmüşk
Belarusian
Вярба ваўчаягадавая
Bulgarian
Вълча върба
Chinese
瑞香柳
Czech
Vrba lýkovcová
Danish
Dug-Pil, Dugpil, Pommersk Pil
Dutch
Berijpte wilg
English
Daphne willow, European violet-willow, Violet willow, European violet willow
Estonian
Härmpaju
Finnish
Härmäpaju
German
Reif-Weide
hsb
Plěsnawa wjerba
Lithuanian
Pajūrinis gluosnis
Norwegian Bokmål
Duggpil, Påskepil
Norwegian Nynorsk
Påskepil
Persian
بید بنفش اروپایی
Polish
Wierzba wawrzynkowa
Russian
Ива волчниковая, Верба жёлтая, Шелюга жёлтая
Slovenian
Volčinasta vrba
Spanish
Sauce dafnoide
Swedish
Daggvide
Welsh
Helygen borffor

Synonyms

  • Salix bigemmis Hoffm.
  • Salix pomeranica Willd.
  • Salix praecox Hoppe ex Willd.
  • Salix pruinosa Wendl. ex Rchb.
  • Salix pulchra Wimm. & Krause
  • Salix violacea G.Anderson ex Sm.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: 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.