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SPECIES: Salix nigra | Black Willow
ABBREVIATION : SALNIG SYNONYMS : NO-ENTRY SCS PLANT CODE : SANI COMMON NAMES : black willow swamp willow southwestern black willow Gulf black willow scythe-leaved willow TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name of black willow is Salix nigra Marsh. [11,12,22,26,31]. Recognized varieties are S. nigra var. nigra Marsh., S. nigra var. altissima Sarg., S. nigra var. falcata (Pursh.) Torr., and S. nigra var. lindheimeri [20,22,26]. Salix nigra, S. gooddingii Ball, and S. amygdaloides Anderss. are closely related taxa commonly referred to as the black willows [26]. The three species are not easily distinguished morphologically, and in fact, some authorities consider S. gooddingii to be S. nigra var. vallicola Dudley or S. n. var. venulosa (Anderss.) Bebb. [5,8,36]. S. amygdaloides is sometimes considered to be S. nigra var. amygdaloides Anderss. [13]. For our purposes, however, these varieties will be considered as separate species. S. nigra hybridizes with S. amygdaloides (S. X glatfelteri Schneider); S. alba (S. X hankensonii Dode); and S. lucida (S. X schneider Boivin) [5,20,38]. LIFE FORM : Tree, Shrub FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : No special status OTHER STATUS : NO-ENTRY COMPILED BY AND DATE : Julie L. Tesky, April 1992. LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : NO-ENTRY AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : Tesky, Julie L. 1992. Salix nigra. In: Remainder of Citation

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