Salicaceae > Salix (willow) |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Flat River Impoundment in Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2008Common tree statewide in NC in various moist to wet habitats. |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Flat River Impoundment in Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2008Flowers appear in catkins in springtime before the leaves mature. |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Flat River Impoundment in Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2008 |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Mason Farm Biological Preserve, Orange Co., NC
16 May 2009Fruits develop later in spring and release fluffy white seeds to be dispersed by the wind. |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Mason Farm Biological Preserve, Orange Co., NC
16 May 2009 |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Mason Farm Biological Preserve, Orange Co., NC
16 May 2009Black Willow leaves are long and skinny with lots of tiny teeth. They are greenish above and below. |
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Flat River Impoundment in Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2008 |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012Statewide in North Carolina but common only in the coastal plain. |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012Distinguished from Black Willow in having white (glaucus) undersides to the leaves. |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012 |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012 |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Eagle Lakes County Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014 |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Eagle Lakes County Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014 |
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Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012Bark of medium-small trunk. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.