Salicaceae
Brittle willow
Salix × fragilis
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
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Common names
By language (4)
- Azerbaijani
- Kövrək söyüd
- English
- Brittle willow, Crack willow
- Finnish
- Jokisalava
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Grønnpil
Synonyms
- Psatherips fragilis (L.) Raf.
- Salix alba var. elyensis Burtt Davy
- Salix australior var. pseudofragilis Goerz
- Salix decipiens Hoffm.
- Salix excelsior Host
- Salix fragilior Host
- Salix fragilis Host
- Salix fragilis var. decipiens (Hoffm.) W.D.J.Koch
- Salix fragilis var. glauca Spenn.
- Salix fragilis var. polyandra Wimm.
- Salix fragilissima Host
- Salix lyonii J.Forbes
- Salix monspeliensis J.Forbes
- Salix montana J.Forbes
- Salix neotricha Goerz
- Salix palustris Host
- Salix pendula Ser.
- Salix pendula var. multistipulata Ser.
- Salix persicifolia Schleich.
- Salix rubens Schrank
- Salix russelliana Sm.
- Salix viridis Fr.
- Vimen russeliana Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Willow, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nick_goldwater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Todd Boland, 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). About our plant data.