Salix floridana

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Salix floridana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species:
S. floridana
Binomial name
Salix floridana
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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]

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Natural range

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Salix floridana (pdf file) Archived 2005-12-19 at the Wayback Machine