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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Read more about European White Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-004:
Salix alba FAMILY Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix alba
COMMON NAME:
European White Willow
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_221
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_saal2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140816_762
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves very pale below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm140816_764
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Twigs yellow-brown, usually erect but sometimes pendant, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm140816_764b
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Bud apex blunt. Leaf margin minutely and uniformly serrulate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-004:
Salix alba
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix alba
1296
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Disturbed bottomlands, other moist to wet disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
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
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p122
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p394
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p231
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p266
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p36
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p317
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p318
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