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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix caroliniana
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Read more about Carolina Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix caroliniana
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-008:
Salix caroliniana FAMILY Salicaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix amphibia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix longipes
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_179
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix caroliniana
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix caroliniana
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-008:
Salix caroliniana
FAMILY
Salicaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix amphibia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix longipes
2580
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Riverbanks, sandbars, interdune ponds, canal banks, other wet sites, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
4-8 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p083
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p054
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p310
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p323
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p263
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p316
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