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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Salix nigra

Black Willow

Scientific Name:

Salix nigra

Genus:

Salix

Species Epithet:

nigra

Common Name:

Black Willow

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

36-72 ft., 72-100 ft., More than 100 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

March, April, May

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Riverbanks, sandbars, bottomland forests, floodplain pools, tidal swamps, impoundments, ditches, other moist areas.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Highest Wildlife Value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Best used in natural areas; live stakes available. Host plant for a number of butterflies.

Small tree with long, narrow leaves with slight paler green leaf undersides- but not strongly glaucous as in the similar Salix caroliniana.

Moore County, NC

The Scientific Name is Salix nigra. You will likely hear them called Black Willow. This picture shows the Small tree with long, narrow leaves with slight paler green leaf undersides- but not strongly glaucous as in the similar <em>Salix caroliniana</em>. of Salix nigra

Cami Gregg

Leaves alternate on the stem without persisting stipules.

Moore County, NC

The Scientific Name is Salix nigra. You will likely hear them called Black Willow. This picture shows the Leaves alternate on the stem without persisting stipules. of Salix nigra

Cami Gregg

Notice the small leafy stipules which will drop off at an early stage (caducous). On the similar Salix caroliniana, the stipules are usually prominent and persistent.

Moore County, NC

The Scientific Name is Salix nigra. You will likely hear them called Black Willow. This picture shows the Notice the small leafy stipules which will drop off at an early stage (caducous). On the similar <em>Salix caroliniana</em>, the stipules are usually prominent and persistent. of Salix nigra

Cami Gregg

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php
 

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salix-nigra/
 

https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants
 

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/salix/nigra/
 



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