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Salix purpurea subsp. purpurea L.

Purpur-Weide

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Purpur-Weide
English Purpur-Weide
Français Osier rouge
Italiano Salice rosso
Suomi Purpur-Weide
Norsk Purpur-Weide
Čeština Purpur-Weide
Español Purpur-Weide
Svenska Purpur-Weide
Polski Purpur-Weide
Український Purpur-Weide
Român Purpur-Weide
Русский Purpur-Weide
Български Purpur-Weide
EESTI Purpur-Weide
日本語 Purpur-Weide
Other names

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe; Northern Africa; Western Asia; Mittelmeergebiet; Northern Africa; Mittlerer Osten
States and Territories Albania; Austria; Belgium; Luxembourg; England; Channel Isl. [I]; Bulgaria; Corsica; Czech Republic; Slovakia; France; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Greece; Ireland; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Netherlands; Spain; Hungary; Italy; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia & Kosovo; Macedonia; Portugal; Poland; Romania; SE-Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; N-European Russia; C-European Russia; W-European Russia; E-European Russia; Belarus; Ukraine; Crimea; Sardinia; Sicily; Denmark [I]; Norway [I]; Sweden [I]; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan [I]; USA [I] (Colorado [I], Connecticut [I], District of Columbia [I], Delaware [I], Georgia [I], Iowa [I], Illinois [I], Kentucky [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], Maine [I], Michigan [I], Minnesota [I], Missouri [I], North Carolina [I], New Hampshire [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Pennsylvania [I], Rhode Island [I], Virginia [I], Vermont [I], Washington State [I], Wisconsin [I], West Virginia [I]); Canada [I] (New Brunswick [I], Newfoundland [I], Nova Scotia [I], Ontario [I], Prince Edward Isl. [I], Québec [I]); Colombia [I]; Bolivia [I]; New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Salicaceae
Genus Salix
Species purpurea
Subpezies subsp. purpurea
Author citation L.
Scientific name Salix purpurea subsp. purpurea L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers halbringporig/zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/salsa-wi.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.35-0.5 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Purpur-Weide

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Purpur-Weide

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Purpur-Weide

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Purpur-Weide

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Purpur-Weide

, Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Purpur-Weide

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson