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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix discolor
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pussy Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix discolor
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix discolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix discolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix discolor
COMMON NAME:
Pussy Willow
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_192
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sadi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sadi_003_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix discolor
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix discolor
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix discolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix discolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix discolor
1299
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: calcareous wetlands, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
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/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p084
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p232
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p054
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p36
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p316
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