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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Salix nigra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Salix nigra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-007:

Salix nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Salix marginata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Salix nigra

COMMON NAME:
Black Willow

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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p19a

        

JK Marlow    jkm191222_2365_s_nigra

    Clay County    AL

Cheaha State Park

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_173

        

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_174a

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_sani_001_lvd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_sani_004_lvd

        

JK Marlow    jkm0204g_09

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Flowers appear with the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

JK Marlow    jkm0204h_01a

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Trunk usually leaning and often more than one, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

JK Marlow    jkm0304b_17

April    Greenville County    SC

JK Marlow    jkm0304b_23

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Male & female flowers in catkins on separate plants, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_082521blairsville18

August    Union County    GA

Meeks Park Disc Golf Course

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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix nigra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Salix nigra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-007:
Salix nigra   FAMILY Salicaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix marginata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix nigra