| Taxon | Salix lasiandra var. caudata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Salicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | willow; willows; poplar; poplars; cottonwood |
| Genus common name(s) | salix; willow; willow tree; willow-tree; willowtree; pussy willow; pussy-willow; pussywillow; pussy willows; scrub willow; scrub-willow; osier; saugh; saugh tree; saugh-tree; sally-tree; sally tree; Sally-tree; Sally tree; sally; Sallys; sallys |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific shining willow; Pacific whiplash willow; Pacific red willow; Pacific yellow willow; yellow shining willow; western shining willow; waxy willow; yellow tree willow |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Pacific willow, yellow willow, red willow, western black willow, whiplash willow, green-leaf willow, greenleaf willow, golden willow are applied to multiple Salix taxa; shining willow is more commonly applied to Salix lucida; black willow, withy, with, widdy are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Salix lucida Muhlenb. subsp. caudata (Nutt.) E. Murray; Salix caudata (Nutt.) A. Heller |
