Salicaceae

Bayberry willow

Salix myricoides Muhl.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Bayberry willow (Salix myricoides) — LeavesPhoto: Charlie O'Brien, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Bayberry willow, Broadleaf willow

Synonyms

Salix glaucophylla var. albovestita C.R.Ball
Salix glaucophylloides Fernald
Salix glaucophylloides var. albovestita (C.R.Ball) Fernald
Salix glaucophylloides var. glaucophylla (Bebb) C.K.Schneid.
Salix myricoides var. albovestita (C.R.Ball) Dorn
Vimen myricoides (Muhl.) Raf.

Characteristics

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

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Charlie O'Brien, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Ross, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael, Antoni and Nihat Hinczewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katie Kucera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.