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Salix floridana
Salix floridana Chapm.
Florida Willow
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Synonym(s): Salix astatulana, Salix chapmanii
USDA Symbol: SAFL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Shrub or small tree to about 12 feet in height.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr
Bloom Notes: Flowers green, often tinged reddish-brown. Staminate flowers with showy yellow stamens.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salix floridana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix floridana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix floridana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-23Research By: Joseph A. Marcus