Salicaceae
Bay willow
Salix pentandra
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- صفصاف خماسي الأسدية
- arz
- صفصاف خماسى الاسديه
- Azerbaijani
- Dəfnəyarpaqlı söyüd, Beşerkəkcikli söyüd
- Belarusian
- Вербалоз
- Bulgarian
- Петтичинкова върба
- Catalan
- Saule laurier
- Chinese
- 五蕊柳, 小红柳根, 布尔津柳, 布爾津柳
- Croatian
- Višeprašnička vrba
- Czech
- Vrba pětimužná
- Danish
- Femhannet Pil
- Dutch
- Laurierwilg
- English
- Bay willow, Laurel willow
- Estonian
- Raudremmelgas, Raudpaju
- Finnish
- Halava, Viitahalava
- French
- Saule laurier
- German
- Lorbeer-Weide, Lorbeerweide, Saule laurier
- hsb
- Pjećmužna wjerba, Ławrjencowa wjerba
- Hungarian
- Babérfűz
- Icelandic
- Gljávíðir
- Indonesian
- Dedalu dafnah
- Irish
- Saileach labhrais
- Lithuanian
- Virbinis gluosnis, Saule laurier
- Macedonian
- Ловорова врба
- Mongolian
- Таван дохиурт бургас
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Istervier
- Persian
- بید خلیج
- Polish
- Wierzba pięciopręcikowa, Wierzba laurowa
- Russian
- Ива пятитычинковая, Чернолоз, Чернотал
- Slovenian
- Peteroprašniška vrba
- Spanish
- Sauce laurifolio, Sauce extremeño
- Swedish
- Jolster, Jolsterpil, Saule laurier
- Turkish
- Defne yapraklı söğüt
- udm
- Вить тычинкаем бадь, Сьӧд бадь
- Ukrainian
- Верба п'ятитичинкова
- Welsh
- Helygen bêr
Synonyms
- Amerina glandulosa Raf.
- Lusekia laurina Opiz
- Pleiarina pentandra (L.) N.Chao & G.T.Gong
- Salix burqinensis Chang Y.Yang
- Salix laurifolia Wesm.
- Salix pentandra var. pentandra
- Salix pentandrifolia Sennikov
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Полина Полежанкина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MPF, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Malte, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Malte, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malte, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.