1301

Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious

Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in - - -

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p122
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p317

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Salix matsudana   FAMILY Salicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix matsudana   FAMILY Salicaceae