Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia

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2581

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

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

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
 Salix caprea   FAMILY Salicaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
 Goat Willow, Great Sallow

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Ron Lance    rwl_salix_caprea

May    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

Leaves, likely widest of the willows, glaucous beneath, w revolute margins, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.