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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
See more pictures at www.invasive.org.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Salix at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-002:
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Weeping Willow
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm070715_021
July Washington County TN
Creekside/Riverside
Many trees identified as S. babylonica may actually be a cultivated hybrid, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm070715_025
July Washington County TN
Creekside/Riverside
Bark grayish or dark, with rough plates or scaly ridges, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org bug_5143069
Month Unknown
Perhaps the best known of the cultivated willows, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387635
Month Unknown
Catkins 18-35mm long, appearing with the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387637
Month Unknown
Leaves very narrowly lanceolate, glaucous and glabrate beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-002:
Salix babylonica
FAMILY
Salicaceae
1297
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Non-native: Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
2-5 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p264
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p36
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p317