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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix purpurea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
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Read more about Basket Willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix purpurea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Salix purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-001:
Salix purpurea FAMILY Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix purpurea
COMMON NAME:
Basket Willow, Purple Willow, Purple-osier Willow
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sapu2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salix purpurea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salix purpurea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Salix purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Salix purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 051-01-001:
Salix purpurea
FAMILY
Salicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salix purpurea
3769
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: floodplain forests, streambanks, wet, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Mostly alternate, but some opposite or subopposite
Petioles 2-11mm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
1 stamen with 2 anthers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins, inflorescence usually erect
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p122
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p313
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