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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix caprea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
The twigs of Goat Willow are smooth (vs. with obvious ridges an inch or more long in S. cinerea and S. atrocinerea). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix caprea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix caprea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix caprea
COMMON NAME:
Goat Willow, Great Sallow
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Ron Lance rwl_salix_caprea
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Leaves, likely widest of the willows, glaucous beneath, w revolute margins, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix caprea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix caprea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix caprea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix caprea
2581
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: bogs, streambanks, 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
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
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p266
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p313
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