Salix cinerea

"Grey sallow" redirects here. For the moth with this name, see Psaphida grandis.

Salix cinerea
Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. cinerea
Binomial name
Salix cinerea
Green: Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea

Orange: Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Note: There is an inaccuracy in the diagram above. subsp. cinerea is native to Ireland. subsp. oleifolia is not native to Ireland.

Salix cinerea (common sallow, grey sallow, grey willow, grey-leaved sallow, large grey willow, pussy willow, rusty sallow[2]) is a species of willow native to Europe and western Asia.[3][4]

The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10, with a ranking of second place, for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative.[5]

  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Salix cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19620468A19621296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19620468A19621296.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Queensland Government Fact Sheet". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Meikle, R. D. (1984). Willows and Poplars of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No. 4. ISBN 0-901158-07-0.
  4. ^ Christensen, K. I., & Nielsen, H. (1992). Rust-pil (Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia) - en overset pil i Danmark og Skandinavien. Dansk Dendrologisk Årsskrift 10: 5-17.
  5. ^ "Which flowers are the best source of nectar?". Conservation Grade. 2014-10-15. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-18.