Purpleosier Willow (Salix purpurea L.)
Also known as purple willow, purple osier.
↑Summary
Native to Europe and western Asia, and introduced in scattered locations in North America, mostly in the northeast. Common in parts of New England into Canada, and on some sites around the great lakes.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Links & External Resources
• Salix purpurea (Purple Osier) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea (Purpleosier Willow) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Purpleosier Willow | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Purpleosier Willow | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Salix purpurea L. (Basket Willow, Purple Willow, Purple Osier) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
