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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix nigra
FAMILY
Salicaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Black Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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 jkm191222_2365_s_nigra
Clay County AL
Cheaha State Park
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sani_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sani_004_lvd
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0204h_01a
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Trunk usually leaning and often more than one, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0304b_17
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0304b_23
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Male & female flowers in catkins on separate plants, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_082521blairsville18
August Union County GA
Meeks Park Disc Golf Course
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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
1302
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it on riverbanks, sandbars, other moist areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
3-7 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p174
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America p390
- Landscaping with Native Trees p231
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p050
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p311
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p262
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p36
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p311
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p316