Salix myrsinifoliaSalisb.

dark-leaved willow

WFO wfo-0000929897 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Анна Рыбакова
fig. a Анна Рыбакова, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-08 / obs. 204590589
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Марина Садыкова
fig. b Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203250288
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Евгений Егорейченков
fig. c Евгений Егорейченков, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201808072
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. d Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203568280
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Татьяна Горбушина
fig. e Татьяна Горбушина, CC0 1.0 / obs. 191722280
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Вячеслав Юсупов
fig. f Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 162302867
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Sigitas Juzėnas
fig. g Sigitas Juzėnas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 151264603
Salix myrsinifolia, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. h Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 149384642

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Native range 20 botanical countries

Regions where Salix myrsinifolia is native: West Siberia, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine West SiberiaAustriaBaltic StatesBulgariaCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandSwedenSwitzerlandUkraine
Native distribution of Salix myrsinifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Austria AUT EUROPE
Baltic States BLT
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
West Siberia WSB ASIA-TEMPERATE

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 104 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Salix alaternoides Schleich. ex Ser.
  • Salix amaniana Willd.
  • Salix andersoniana Sm.
  • Salix ansoniana J.Forbes
  • Salix atropurpurea J.Forbes
  • Salix atrovirens Schleich.
  • Salix atrovirens J.Forbes
  • Salix aubonnensis Schleich. ex Ser.
  • Salix australis Schleich. ex Spreng.
  • Salix carpinifolia Schleich. ex Spreng.
  • Salix carpinifolia Schleich. ex J.Forbes
  • Salix clethraefolia Schleich.
  • Salix conformis Schleich. ex Gand.
  • Salix coriacea Schleich. ex Ser.
  • Salix cotinifolia Sm.
  • Salix crassifolia Schleich. ex Ser.
  • Salix crassifolia J.Forbes
  • Salix cydoniifolia Schleich.
  • Salix damascena J.Forbes
  • Salix diffusa Schleich.
  • Salix firma Schleich. ex Ser.
  • Salix firma J.Forbes
  • Salix forsteriana Sm.
  • Salix glabricarpa Schleich.

and 80 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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