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Read more about Silky Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix sericea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix sericea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-006:
Salix sericea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Silky Willow, Shrub Willow, Satin Willow
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JK Marlow s050806_be
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves pale and with appressed silky hairs below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
JK Marlow jkm0310f_02
October Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
A large shrub, to 4m tall, usually clumplike and multiple-stemmed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0311c_15
November Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
Buds bluntly pointed, appressed to twig, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.