Salix floridana

Salix floridana
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. floridana
Binomial name
Salix floridana Chapm.
Natural range of Salix floridana

Salix floridana, the Florida willow, ^[2] is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States in northern Florida and southwestern Georgia. ^{[1] [3]}

Description

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]

Natural range

References

1. Jerome, D. (2021). "Salix floridana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T30960A126589348. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T30960A126589348.en . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. NRCS. "Salix floridana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
3. Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Salix floridana (pdf file) Archived 2005-12-19 at the Wayback Machine