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Violet Willow

Salix daphnoides

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Common names

15 names · 14 languages
EnglishYour language
  • European Violet-Willow
  • Violet Willow[1][2]
Other languages (13)
Dutch
French
Czech
  • vrba lýkovcová[2]
Estonian
Finnish
  • Härmäpaju[2]
German
Japanese
  • セイヨウエゾヤナギ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pajūrinis karklas[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Wierzba wawrzynkowa[2]
Russian
  • Ива волчниковая[2]
Slovak
  • vŕba lykovcová[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

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

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

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

[1] Salix daphnoides — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Reif-Weide — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Violet Willow — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Saule pruineux — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Berijpte wilg — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
[2] Salix daphnoides — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Reif-Weide — results[11].names[8]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Violet Willow — results[11].names[1]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Saule pruineux — results[11].names[11]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Berijpte wilg — results[11].names[3]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • vrba lýkovcová — results[11].names[2]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Ива волчниковая — results[11].names[4]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Härmäpaju — results[11].names[5]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • doggpil — results[11].names[6]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Pajūrinis karklas — results[11].names[7]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • セイヨウエゾヤナギ — results[11].names[9]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • daggvide — results[11].names[10]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • härmpaju — results[11].names[12]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • Wierzba wawrzynkowa — results[11].names[13]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
  • vŕba lykovcová — results[11].names[14]; taxon id 168328; Salix daphnoides.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Salicaceae

Genus-level classification for Salix; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

European Violet-Willow (Salix daphnoides) is a tree. It flowers from March to April.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Salix — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2689067; ID 7BWB; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Salix daphnoides — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1427389; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1493694, 1493695, 1493696, 1493697, 1493698, 1493699, 1493700, 1493701, 1493702, 1493703, 1493704, 1493705, 1493706, 1493707, 1493708

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.