Monday, February 3, 2020

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

General Information
Common Name 
Coastal Plain Willow
Scientific Name 
Salix caroliniana
Sun Tolerance 
Height 
5 - 9 m (18-30 ft)
Spread 
2 - 5 m (6.8 - 18 ft)
Growth Rate 
Bloom Time 
Spring
Color 
Flower Color 
Type 
Native 
USA, Europe.
Classification
Kingdom 
Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom 
Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision
Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division 
Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class 
Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass 
Dilleniidae
Order 
Salicales
Family 
Salicaceae – Willow family
Genus 
Salix L. – Willow
Species 
S. caroliniana


Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow
Salix caroliniana, commonly known as Coastal Plain Willow is native to the southeastern USA, Mexico, Caribbean Islands and the parts of Central America.
It is a shrub or small tree. It’s generally grows in wet areas and along ponds and lakes edges. Typically it grows 5 – 9 m (16 – 30 f) in height, in Florida occasionally it can be grow higher. Often as broad as tall or broader. The shape of the tree is irregular crown. The trunk is short, and often leaning. The bark color is gray, roughened with ridges and furrows. The smooth bark is not particularly outstanding. It is described by Argus as "having branches dark to light brown, glabrous or sparsely pubescent (coated with soft hairs); branchlets reddish brown to yellowish brown, brittle at branch base, with bud scale margins free and overlapping.
S. caroliniana is a deciduous tree. The leaves are temperate, light green in color. These are long and narrow, about 20 cm (8 in) long and 2 - 5 cm (1 - 2 in) broad. There have little grooves both edges of the leaves.
The flowers of Coastal Plain Willow are White in color are appeared in the early spring, either before or together with the emergence of leaves. The spear shaped capsule are green in color. When it becomes mature and buster numbers of seeds comes out. Every seeds contain white cotton to wind dispersed seeds



Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

Salix caroliniana Young Plants

Coastal Plain Willow Young Plants

Salix caroliniana Leaves

Coastal Plain Willow Leaves

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow Leaves

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow Leaves

Salix caroliniana Flower

Coastal Plain Willow Flower

vSalix caroliniana Seeds Pods

Coastal Plain Willow Seeds Pods

Salix caroliniana Seeds Cotton

Coastal Plain Willow Seeds Cotton

Salix caroliniana Cotton

Salix caroliniana Seed Cotton

Salix caroliniana Bark

Bark of Coastal Plain Willow

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

Salix caroliniana – Coastal Plain Willow

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