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Life Form:

Deciduous tree

Average Height:

30-60'

Bark Characteristics:

Dark brown to black. Developes deep grooves and shaggy scales as it ages. Leaf scars are narrow crescents.

Bloom Characteristics:

Male and female flowers are both yellow-green and grow in catkins which appear as the leaves emerge. 2" long.

Dioecious:

Yes.

Fall Color:

Yellowish

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, lance-shaped leaves with serrate margins. 6" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Red-brown capsules which split open in summer.

Structure:

Round to irregular

Range:

N. Mexico; USA; E. Canada

Habitat:

Riparian

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Common Name:

Black Willow

Dudley Willow

Goodding

Swamp Willow

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Malpighiales

Family:

Salicaceae

Genus:

Salix

Species:

nigra

Accession Number:

2023-0149A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

National Museum of the American Indian

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71192d041-cb24-4a0c-9df6-19bcf1f34cda

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2023-0149A