Salix nigra Marshall. Black Willow. Phen: Mar-May; May-Jun. Hab: Riverbanks, sandbars, bottomland forests, floodplain pools, tidal swamps, impoundments, ditches, other moist areas. Dist: NB, MN, NE, and CO, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, LA, TX, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, F, Fl2, FNA7, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Va, W, WH3, WV, Argus (1986); > Salix marginata Wimm. ex Andersson – S, S13; < Salix nigra Marshall – GrPl; > Salix nigra Marshall – S, S13; > Salix nigra Marshall var. lindheimeri C.K.Schneid. – Tx; > Salix nigra Marshall var. nigra – C, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily: 7
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