Salicaceae
Dark-leaved willow
Salix myrsinifolia
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (18)
- Belarusian
- Вярба мірзіналістая
- Chinese
- 黑叶柳, 黑葉柳, 黑叶柳树
- Czech
- Vrba černající
- English
- Dark-leaved willow, Myrsine-leaved willow
- Estonian
- Mustjas paju
- Finnish
- Mustuvapaju
- German
- Schwarz-Weide
- hsb
- Wočornjaca wjerba
- Hungarian
- Feketéllő fűz, Feketedő fűz
- Icelandic
- Viðja
- Lithuanian
- Juosvasis karklas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Storvier, Svartvier
- Polish
- Wierzba czarniawa, Wierzba czerniejąca
- Russian
- Ива мирзинолистная
- Slovenian
- Črnikasta vrba
- Swedish
- Svartvide, Sätervide
- Ukrainian
- Верба мирзинолиста
- Welsh
- Helygen dywyll helyg tywyll
Synonyms
- Salix alaternoides Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix amaniana Willd.
- Salix andersoniana Sm.
- Salix ansoniana J.Forbes
- Salix atropurpurea J.Forbes
- Salix atrovirens Schleich.
- Salix atrovirens J.Forbes
- Salix aubonnensis Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix australis Schleich. ex Spreng.
- Salix carpinifolia Schleich. ex Spreng.
- Salix carpinifolia Schleich. ex J.Forbes
- Salix clethraefolia Schleich.
- Salix conformis Schleich. ex Gand.
- Salix coriacea Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix cotinifolia Sm.
- Salix crassifolia Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix crassifolia J.Forbes
- Salix cydoniifolia Schleich.
- Salix damascena J.Forbes
- Salix diffusa Schleich.
- Salix firma Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix firma J.Forbes
- Salix forsteriana Sm.
- Salix glabricarpa Schleich.
- Salix glareosa Schleich.
- Salix glaucescens Host
- Salix glaucophylla Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix grisonensis J.Forbes
- Salix grisophylla Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix grisophylla J.Forbes
- Salix gryonensis Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix helvetica J.Forbes
- Salix hirta Sm.
- Salix hybrida Opiz
- Salix incana Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix juratensis Schleich. ex Ser.
- Salix lacustris Schleich.
- Salix lacustris J.Forbes
- Salix laxa Schleich.
- Salix lemana Schleich.
and 61 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Капрал Натурал, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Татьяна Максимова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Екатерина Войнова, 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.