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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Salicaceae
Salix nigra Marshall
black willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
nigra: Latin for "black"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial tree to 65' tall, often with 1-4 leaning trunks to 20" in diameter |
| Flower: | sharply pointed buds; 1"-3" long catkin on a long, leafy stalk |
| Leaf: | usually hanging, narrowly lance-like, both sides green but paler below edges mostly finely toothed and not curled |
| Habitat: | streambanks, meadows in alluvial soils |
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