Salicaceae
Diamondleaf willow
Salix planifolia
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Diamondleaf willow, Flat-leaved willow, Planeleaf willow, Tea-leafed willow
Synonyms
- Salix chlorophylla Andersson
- Salix chlorophylla var. monica (Bebb ex S.Watson) Flod.
- Salix chlorophylla var. nelsonii (C.R.Ball) Flod.
- Salix monica Bebb
- Salix nelsonii C.R.Ball
- Salix pennata C.R.Ball
- Salix phylicifolia subsp. planifolia (Pursh) Breitung
- Salix phylicifolia var. monica (Bebb) Jeps.
- Salix phylicifolia var. pennata (C.R.Ball) Cronquist
- Salix phylicifolia var. planifolia (Pursh) Cronquist
- Salix planifolia subsp. planifolia
- Salix planifolia var. monica (Bebb) C.K.Schneid.
- Salix planifolia var. nelsonii (C.R.Ball) E.C.Sm.
- Salix planifolia var. pennata (C.R.Ball) C.R.Ball
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 60 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Doug Weihrauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Camille Boucher, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: infiniteuniverse, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.