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Sakhalin Willow

Salix sachalinensis

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Common names

14 names · 11 languages
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Other languages (10)
Dutch
  • Bandwilg
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
  • vrba sachalinská[2]
Danish
  • Sakhalinpil[2]
Finnish
  • sahalininpaju[2]
German
Japanese
  • オノエヤナギ[2]
Russian
  • Ива удская[2]
Slovak
  • vŕba sachalinská[2]
Swedish
  • sachalinvide[2]
Sources & name notes (5)

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 udensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Sakhalin Willow — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Amur-Weide — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Japanese Fantail Willow — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Sachalin Willow — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
[2] Salix udensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Sakhalin Willow — results[25].names[1]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Amur-Weide — results[25].names[8]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Japanese Fantail Willow — results[25].names[9]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Sachalin Willow — results[25].names[2]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Ива удская — results[25].names[3]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • vrba sachalinská — results[25].names[4]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • オノエヤナギ — results[25].names[5]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • sachalinvide — results[25].names[6]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • Sakhalinpil — results[25].names[7]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • 乌登柳 — results[25].names[10]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • sahalininpaju — results[25].names[11]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
  • vŕba sachalinská — results[25].names[12]; taxon id 450362; Salix udensis.
[3] Salix sachalinensis — GBIF vernacular names (Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sachalin-Weide — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5582602/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5582602; sourceTaxonKey 116796983; Salix sachalinensis.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Salix udensis ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Sachalin-Weide (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 161724; taxon 79DJG.
[5] Salix sachalinensis — GBIF vernacular names (DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe) ↗

GBIF aggregation of DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sachalin Willow — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5582602/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5582602; sourceTaxonKey 159514668; Salix sachalinensis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Salix sachalinensis as a synonym of Salix udensis.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Salicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Salix species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
S. & E. Siberia to N. Korea, Japan.

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

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Sakhalin Willow (Salix sachalinensis) 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 sachalinensis — 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: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2656196; ID 79DX2; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Salix udensis — 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: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2655893; ID 79DJG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2655893; ID 79DJG; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Salix species (top 82 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Salix udensis — 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 1428143, 1428158; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1494151, 1494152, 1494153, 1494154, 1494155, 1494156, 1494157, 1494158, 1494159, 1494160, 1494161, 1494162, 1494163, 1494164

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.