Salix caroliniana

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Family:	SALICACEAE
Species:	Salix caroliniana Michx.
Common Name:	Carolina Willow; Coastal Plain Willow; Ward's Willow
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	SACA5
Plant Notes:	Carolina Willow is a native deciduous tree in the Willow family (Salicaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Carolina Willow is typically a small, fast growing tree of river and stream banks, swamps, pond and lake margins, and other disturbed wetlands. It grows from 15-30 feet in height and often has multiple trunks. Young twigs are yellowish-green to reddish-brown in color and glabrous or pubescent. The bark on older stems and the trunk is dark reddish-brown to brownish gray in color and fissured into flat plates. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, lanceolate in outline, with serrate margins. The leaves are glabrous above and dark green in color. The lower surface of the leaf is glaucous and glabrous or pubescent along the veins. Flowers are produced in catkins from the leaf axils. Staminate catkins are yellow in color, and pistillate catkins are greenish. The fruit is a capsule. The wind dispersed seeds are very small and have a tuft of white hairs at their apex. Carolina Willow is much less common in Alabama than Black Willow (Salix nigra Marshall). The two species sometimes occur near each other and can form hybrids.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, OBL (DEP), OBL (NWI), OD (WAP)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	SALICACEAE - Willow family
Genus	Salix
Species	Salix caroliniana Michx. - Carolina Willow; Coastal Plain Willow; Ward's Willow

Citation

Citation	Salix caroliniana Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 226. 1803.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Amerina balduiniana	Amerina balduiniana Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 16. 1838.		FLORIDA
Amerina caroliniana	Amerina caroliniana (Michaux) Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 15, 16. 1838.	Salix caroliniana Michaux 1803.
Salix amphibia	Salix amphibia Small, Fl. Miami 61, 200. 1913.		FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Long Key, 18-26 Jan 1909, Small & Carter 2898 (lectotype: NY; isolectotypes: DUKE, FLAS, GH, MTJB, MO, NCU, PH, US, WVA). Lectotypified by Argus, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 9: 22. 1986.
Salix harbisonii	Salix harbisonii C. K. Schneider, J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 29. 1919.		GEORGIA: Chatham Co.: Savannah, 5 Apr 1918, Harbison 5 (holotype: A; isotypes: NCU, PAC-(3984), US).
Salix longipes var. pubescens	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson, var. pubescens Andersson, Salices Bor.-Amer. 7. 1858.		FLORIDA: Wakulla Co.: St. Marks, Apr 1843, Rugel s.n. (holotype: K; isotypes: A fragm, MO, S).
Salix longipes var. venulosa	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson, var. venulosa (Andersson) C. K. Schneider, Bot. Gaz. 65: 14. 1918.	Salix nigra Marshall, forma venulosa Andersson 1867.
Salix longipes var. wardii	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson, var. wardii (Bebb) C. K. Schneider, Bot. Gaz. 65: 22. 1918.	Salix nigra Marshall, var. wardii Bebb 1881.
Salix nigra var. longipes	Salix nigra Marshall, var. longipes (Shuttleworth ex Andersson) Andersson, in de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 201. 1868.	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson 1858.
Salix nigra var. venulosa	Salix nigra Marshall, var. venulosa (Andersson) Bebb, in Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 199. 1893.	Salix nigra Marshall, forma venulosa Andersson 1867.
Salix nigra var. wardii	Salix nigra Marshall, var. wardii Bebb, U.S. Natl. Mus. Bull. 22: 114. 1881.		DISTR. OF COLUMBIA: Washington, 4 Jun 1881, Ward s.n. (lectotype: F; isolectotypes: A, CM, GH, NA). Lectotypified by Argus, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 9: 22. 1986.
Salix occidentalis	Salix occidentalis Bosc ex W. D. J. Koch, Salic. Eur. 16. 1828, non Walter 1788.		CUBA: Without locality, s.d., Sieber s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: S(fragm)).
Salix occidentalis var. longipes	Salix occidentalis Bosc ex W. D. J. Koch, var. longipes (Shuttleworth ex Andersson) Bebb, Garden & Forest 8: 363. 1895.	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson 1858.
Salix longipes	Salix longipes Shuttleworth ex Andersson, Oefvers. Foerh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 15: 114. 1858.
Salix marginata
Salix wardii	Salix wardii (Bebb) Bebb, Garden & Forest 8: 363. 1895.	Salix nigra Marshall, var. wardii Bebb 1881.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Etowah, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Monroe, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA_ACC_39440	Dallas	8 Sep 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 1242	AUA Salix Caroliniana Michx.
ALNHS00002800	Colbert	23 Jun 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-356	ALNHS Salix caroliniana Michx.
UWFP016554	Baldwin	25 Oct 1987	James R. Burkhalter 10782	UWFP Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132935	Bibb	13 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13555	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132958	Talladega	27 May 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4028	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0052154	Bibb	13 Jul 2018	Keener, Brian R. 10766	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132951	Jackson	27 Jun 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 879	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132948	Etowah	13 Nov 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3288	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132944	Cherokee	6 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13106	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132956	St. Clair	2 Apr 1982	Whetstone, R. David 10850	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0032540	Colbert	12 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6308	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132940	Calhoun	11 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
USAM000014150	Baldwin	17 Sep 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6856	USAM Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132955	Monroe	12 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18612	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
ALNHS00008218	Crenshaw	01 Mar 2023	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5965	ALNHS Salix caroliniana Michx.
UWAL0016757	Covington	17 Jul 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25337	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0008928	Bibb	18 May 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4678	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
AUA_ACC_58497	Escambia	18 Mar 1999	Searcy, Darryl	AUA Salix Caroliniana Michx.
UWFP016555	Baldwin	28 Nov 2003	James R. Burkhalter 19758	UWFP Salix caroliniana Michx.
UNA00011794	Tuscaloosa	15 Mar 1955	Farmer, Joe A. s.n.	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132937	Calhoun	2 Aug 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 934	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0036133	Bibb	30 May 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8916	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132943	Cherokee	6 May 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 113	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132959	Talladega	3 Mar 1984	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
SAMF0007712	Jefferson	24 Mar 2008	Schulman, Marty s.n.	SAMF Asplenium rhizophyllum Linnaeus
UNA00047706	Covington	16 May 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10521	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132954	Lowndes	13 Apr 1975	Kral, Robert 55041	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
USAM000014149	Baldwin	12 Nov 1988	Benson, Elizabeth W. s.n.	USAM Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132945	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0050697	Dale	01 Apr 1967	Kral, R. 28085	UWAL Salix caroliniana Lam.
AUA_ACC_71088	Conecuh	16 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP1029	AUA Salix Caroliniana Michx.
TROY000040666	Covington	17 Jul 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25337	TROY Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132947	Etowah	27 May 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1320	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132950	Etowah	11 Mar 1976	Atkinson, Tim A. 902	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132936	Bibb	13 May 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 341	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132942	Calhoun	11 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00011796	Tuscaloosa	15 Mar 1955	Farmer, Joe A. s.n.	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
SAMF0006375	Bibb	28 Apr 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6206	SAMF Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132934	Bibb	4 Aug 1996	MacDonald, John R. 9815	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00055662	Blount	06 Jun 1998	Keener, Brian R. 898	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
UNA00069693	Lauderdale	09 Oct 2008	Webb, David 6871	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
AUA000040148	Colbert	23 Jun 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH356	AUA Salix Caroliniana Michx.
ALNHS00003426	Jackson	13 Aug 2015	Barger, T. Wayne HC-624	ALNHS Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132933	Bibb	13 May 1983	Wilborn, Dennis H. 064	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00047459	Houston	23 Jun 1996	MacDonald, John R. 9651	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132939	Calhoun	11 Apr 1989	Alford, J. Erik 187	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNAF0001765	Lauderdale	09 Oct 2008	Webb, David H. 6871	UNAF Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132941	Calhoun	27 Sep 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
USAM000014151	Baldwin	17 Sep 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6856	USAM Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00059182	Bibb	23 May 1999	Allison, James R. 11931	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
TROY000043371	Conecuh	07 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27038	TROY Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0033262	Conecuh	07 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27038	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00011797	Tuscaloosa	29 Mar 1963	Deramus, Rebecca 304	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
ALNHS00001970	Conecuh	16 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1029	ALNHS Salix caroliniana Michx.
UWFP016553	Baldwin	25 Oct 1987	James R. Burkhalter 10782	UWFP Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132946	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0043685	Baldwin	03 Jul 2002	Larsen, Harry S. 996	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michx.
UWAL0019650	Blount	13 Aug 1987	Kral, Robert 74187	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michx.
SAMF0002528	Bibb	18 May 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4678	SAMF Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132952	Jackson	11 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6292	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132949	Etowah	1 Oct 1976	Atkinson, Tim A. 1978	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UWAL0035988	Blount	14 Jun 2013	Anderson, Kelly 300	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michx.
UWAL0038318	Baldwin	17 Sep 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6856	UWAL Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00011795	Tuscaloosa	15 Mar 1955	Farmer, Joe A. s.n.	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
JSU132938	Calhoun	26 Apr 1987	Lawler, Carol L. 1541	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
JSU132957	St. Clair	5 Jul 1969	Ellard, Jerry s.n.	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux
UNA00011793	Lauderdale	_ Jun 1893	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Salix caroliniana Michx.
AUA_ACC_40668	Cherokee	6 May 1983	De Fiori, C.M. 061	AUA Salix Caroliniana Michx.
JSU132953	Jackson	4 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4265	JSU Salix caroliniana Michaux

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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