white willow Salicaceae Salix alba L. symbol: SAAL2
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White Willow ( Salix alba )
White Wings Dorset Heath ( Erica ciliaris )
White Wings Long Petalled Clematis ( Clematis macropetala ) ...
Salix alba (White Willow)
Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow)
Salix blanda (Wisconsin Weeping Willow)
Salix caprea (Goat Willow, French Pussy Willow)
Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)
Salix gracilistyla (Rose Gold Pussy Willow) ...
Salix alba - White Willow
Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow; Almondleaf Willow
Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow
Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow; Chinese Weeping Willow
Salix bebbiana - Bebb Willow
Salix caprea - Goat Willow ...
(Salix Vitellina) - Sometimes classed with the White Willow by botanists, but from a planters point of view it is a distinct tree, never so large as the White Willow, but effective in the color of its yellow branches and twigs in the winter sun.
The white willow (Salix alba) is know as Nature's Aspirin. The chemical salicin is found in the bark of the white willow. It reduces fever and relieves pain and inflammation.
A WORD OF CAUTION:
Do not give white willow to cats or kittens. Many felines are allergic to salycin, the active ingredient in both white willow and the drug that is derived from it, aspirin. Substitute meadowsweet as a pain reliever instead.
alba "White Peachbells" is sometimes called White Willow Bellflower. The photo above shows the White Peachbells in June.
White Campion, White Clover, White Dead-nettle, White Frog Orchid, White Helleborine, White Horehound, White Melilot, White Mullein, White Mustard, White Poplar, White Rock-rose, White Sedge, White Stonecrop, White Water-lily, White Willow, ...
I have a great drift of 'Alba's set in front of a purple-leafed elder (Sambucus nigra 'Guincho Purple', or substitute with S. racemosa 'Plumosa' in colder climates) and shrubby white willows (Salix alba var. vitellina 'Chermesina'), ...
Populus 'Balsam Spire' (poplar)
Salix alba* (white willow)
Sorbus aria (whitebeam)
S. aucuparia* (mountain ash)
Tilia americana (American lime)
T. cordata (small-leaved lime)
Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm) ...
The white willow is a great favourite, while the drooping habit of the weeping willow renders it very attractive. Though named S.
white willow Salix alba
whitehead spikesedge Kyllinga nemoralis
whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
whitetop Cardaria draba
wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris
wild mustard Brassica rapa
wild oats; Tartarian oats Avena fatua
wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa ...
 See also: Willow, May, Green, Salix, Weeping willow
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