Description: A shrub or tree to about 16 ft (5 m) tall, frequent beside lakes and rivers or other wet situations, probably planted in many places. The leaves are narrowly long-oblong, often in opposite pairs on the twigs. Possibly a native species.

All names: Salix purpurea L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Salix purpurea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Salix purpurea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.