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Salix rosmarinifolia

Rosemary-leaved willow

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Common names

20 names · 19 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Rosemary-leaved willow[1]
Other languages (18)
Dutch
  • Rozemarijnwilg[1]
French
  • Saule romarin[1]
  • Saule à feuilles de romarin[1]
Belarusian
  • Вярба размарыналістая[1]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 细叶沼柳[1]
Czech
  • vrba rozmarýnolistá[1]
Danish
  • Rosmarin-Pil[1]
Estonian
Finnish
  • kaitasiropaju[1]
German
  • Rosmarin-Weide[1]
Hungarian
  • cinegefűz[1]
Italian
  • Salice con foglie di rosmarino[1]
Lithuanian
  • Pelkinis karklas[1]
Polish
  • Wierzba rokita[1]
Russian
  • Ива розмаринолистная[1]
Slovak
  • vŕba rozmarínolistá[1]
Slovenian
  • rožmarinolistna vrba[1]
Swedish
  • rosmarinvide[1]
Ukrainian
  • Верба розмаринолиста[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Salix rosmarinifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Rosemary-leaved Willow — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Saule à feuilles de romarin — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Saule romarin — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • vrba rozmarýnolistá — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Rozemarijnwilg — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Ива розмаринолистная — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • kaitasiropaju — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Pelkinis karklas — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • hundipaju — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • 细叶沼柳 — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • rosmarinvide — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Верба розмаринолиста — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Вярба размарыналістая — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • rožmarinolistna vrba — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Wierzba rokita — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • cinegefűz — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Salice con foglie di rosmarino — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Rosmarin-Pil — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • vŕba rozmarínolistá — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.
  • Rosmarin-Weide — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 475123; Salix rosmarinifolia.

General information

Scientific name: Salix rosmarinifolia
Accepted name (Kew): Salix rosmarinifolia L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Botanical family: Salicaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Salix (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Rosemary-leaved willow
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Shrub
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 1.50 m
Spread: 2.50 m
Growth rate: Slow
Foliage: Deciduous

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 5-8
Soil moisture:
Wet, Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral
Light:
Full sun

Uses

Edible parts:
Manna
Edibility rating:
(0)
Medicinal rating:
(0)
Functions:
Pioneer species, Basketry

Description

The stems are very flexible and are used in basket weaving. The plant is usually pollarded annually when grown for basket weaving, although it is also possible to pollard it every two years if thick poles are needed as support posts.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/03
Harvest ends: 30/04

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 1427267; name ID 2918656; Salix L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 213756; name ID 2920394; Salix rosmarinifolia L..

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.