Salix purpurea

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. *Salix purpurea* is listed as **Least Concern**.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Saliceae
Genus: Salix
Subgenus: Salix subg. Vetrix
Sectio: Salix sect. Helix
Species: Salix purpurea
Subspecies: S. p. subsp. eburnea – S. p. subsp. leucodermis – S. p. subsp. purpurea
Forma: S. p. f. gracilis

Name

Salix purpurea L., Sp. Pl.: 1017 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Knafia purpurea (L.) Opiz, Seznam: 56 (1852).
- Salix helix var. purpurea (L.) Lej., Rev. Fl. Spa: 201 (1825).
- Salix monandra Ard., Mem. Osserv. Var. Piante 1: 67 (1766), nom. superfl.
- Salix monandra var. purpurea (L.) Boenn., Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal.: 297 (1824), nom. superfl.
- Vetrix purpurea (L.) Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 13 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to:

Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Türkiye.
Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kuzeybatı Balkan Yarımadası, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
Introduced into
- Asia-Temperate
  - Middle Asia
    - Tadzhikistan.
- Australasia
  - Australia
    - Tasmania.
- Northern America
  - Eastern Canada
    - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec.
  - Northeastern U.S.A.
    - Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
  - North-Central U.S.A.
    - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri.
  - Northwestern U.S.A.
    - Colorado, Oregon, Utah.
  - South-Central U.S.A.
    - Kentucky, Virginia.
  - Southeastern U.S.A.
    - Georgia, North Carolina.
  - Southwestern U.S.A.
    - California.
- Southern America
  - Western South America
    - Bolivia.
- Europe
  - Northern Europe
    - Denmark, Norway, Sweden.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1017. Reference page.

Additional references

Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1993. Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page.
Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) 2012. Konspekt flory Kavkaza. Caucasian Flora Conspectus. Volume 3(2): [Magnoliaceae – Thymelaeaceae]. 623 pp., KMK Scientific Press, Sankt-Peterburg & Moskova. ISBN 978-5-87317-879-7. DJVU. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page.

Rivers, M.C., Mark, J. & Khela, S. 2017. Salix purpurea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T203471A68107793.en..
Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Salix purpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Salix purpurea. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Salix purpurea. Accessed: Nov 30 2025.Reference page.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Sarguera
مصرى: صفصاف ارجوانى
العربية: صفصاف أرجواني
azərbaycanca: Purpur söyüd
беларуская: Жаўталоз
български: Пурпурна ива
català: Saulic
corsu: Vetriccia
čeština: Vrba nachová
Cymraeg: Helygen gochlas
dansk: Purpurpil
Deutsch: Purpur-Weide
English: Purple Willow
eesti: Punapaju
euskara: Zume gorri
فارسی: بید سرخ
suomi: Punapaju
français: Osier pourpre
hornjoserbsce: Čerwjena wjerba
հայերեն: Ուռենի դեղնաճյուղ
italiano: Salice rosso
қазақша: Сары тал
kernowek: Owsyl purpur
lietuvių: Purpurinis karklas
Nederlands: Bittere wilg
norsk: Rødpil
polski: Wierzba purpurowa
русский: Ива пурпурная
sardu: Ollastu de arriu
српски / srpski: Ракита
svenska: Rödvide
Türkçe: Erguvani söğüt
українська: Верба пурпурова