Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1020 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae siccis."

Ewart, A.J. (1915), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 22. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 27: 304 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 94 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 195 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Cited as 'S. ?caprea L.'

Cremer, K.W. (1995), Willow identification for river management in Australia: 17 [secondary reference]

common name: Pussy willow [n/a] common name: Goat willow [n/a]

Spencer, R.D. (1997), Horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia 2(1): 454 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Salix x reichardtii A.Kern. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Salix cinerea L. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 94

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Salix cinerea L. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 94

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