Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-007:
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Black Willow
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JK Marlow jkm0204g_09
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flowers appear with the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm0204g_13
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Catkins appear in early spring as leaves emerge, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0204h_01a
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Trunk usually leaning and often more than one, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm0304b_23
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Male & female flowers in catkins on separate plants, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow s101017_blackwillow
October Mecklenburg County NC
Lf blades narrowly lance-shaped, ~ 7" long, 3/4" wide, tips long-acuminate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-007:
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae