Salix floridana
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| Salix floridana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Salix |
| Species: | S. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Salix floridana Chapm. |
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| Natural range of Salix floridana | |
Salix floridana, the Florida willow,[1] is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States in northern Florida and southwestern Georgia.[2][3]
Description[edit]
Salix floridana is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 5–15 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, with a very finely serrated margin; they are green above, and paler below with short whitish hairs.
The flowers are produced in catkins in early spring before the new leaves appear; it is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 4–5.5 cm long; the female catkins are 5–7.5 cm long.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Salix floridana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Salix floridana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ^ a b Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Salix floridana (pdf file)
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