Salicaceae
Black willow
Salix nigra
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- صفصاف أسود
- arz
- صفصاف اسود
- Bulgarian
- Черна върба
- Chinese
- 黑柳, 北美黑柳
- English
- Black willow
- French
- Saule noir
- German
- Amerikanische Schwarz-Weide
- Indonesian
- Dedalu hitam
- Persian
- سالیکس نیگرا
- Russian
- Ива чёрная
- Slovenian
- Črna vrba
- Uzbek
- Qoratol
Synonyms
- Amerina balduiniana Raf.
- Amerina houstoniana (Pursh) Raf.
- Amerina nigra (Marshall) Raf.
- Pleiarina nigra (Marshall) N.Chao & G.T.Gong
- Salix ambigua Pursh
- Salix denudata Raf.
- Salix dubia Trautv.
- Salix falcata Pursh
- Salix flavovirens Hornem.
- Salix houstoniana Pursh
- Salix ligustrina Host
- Salix ligustrina F.Michx.
- Salix ludoviciana Raf.
- Salix marginata Wimm. ex Andersson
- Salix nigra f. falcata (Pursh) Rehder
- Salix nigra var. altissima Sarg.
- Salix nigra var. falcata (Pursh) Torr.
- Salix nigra var. lindheimerii C.K.Schneid.
- Salix nigra var. longifolia Andersson
- Salix nigra var. marginata Wimm. ex Andersson
- Salix nigra var. nigra
- Salix purshiana Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 492 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Aspen Frisch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mattmsa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: lanechaffin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SB Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lindsay Gehring, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: pastor.gerry.sr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.