Salix nigra - Revision history

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Murali.lalitha at 12:10, 30 April 2009

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Black Willow
| image = Salix-nigra(01).jpg
| image_width = 200px
| status = G5
| status_system = TNC
| status_ref = <ref name=natureserve>{{Cite web
| publisher =NatureServe
| title = Salix nigra
| work = NatureServe Explorer
| url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Salix+nigra+
| accessdate = 2007-07-22}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
| species = '''''S. nigra'''''
| binomial = ''Salix nigra''
| binomial_authority = Marsh.
}}

'''''Salix nigra''''', commonly known as the '''black willow''', is a tree species native to eastern [[North America]]. It is present from [[Nova Scotia]] and southern [[Ontario]], west to [[Nebraska]] and southeastern [[Arizona]] and south to [[Florida]] and northeastern [[Mexico]]. The largest American species of willow, it is typically found along streams and in swamps, hence it is also known as the '''swamp willow''' (not to be confused with ''[[Swamp Willow|Salix myrtilloides]]''). Goodding's willow (''[[Salix gooddingii]]'') is sometimes considered a variety of the black willow, which would extend its range to western North America.

==Description==
It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to 20-30 m in good conditions, exceptionally up to 40 m. It has long, thin [[leaf|leaves]], 7-13 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, dark, shiny green color, with a lighter green underside. It is [[Plant sexuality|dioecious]], with small, green [[flower]]s that are borne on [[catkin]]s 2.5-7.5 cm long. The [[fruit]] is a 5 mm [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] which splits open when mature to release the numerous minute, down-covered [[seed]]s.

==Uses==
Black Willow roots are very bitter, and have been used as a substitute for [[quinine]] in the past.
The Great Lakes Ojibwe used the young branches and twigs to make baskets and other parts were used to treat indigestion.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/sani.htm Bioimages: ''Salix nigra'']
*[http://www.borealforest.org/world/trees/black_willow.htm Borealforest: ''Salix nigra'']
*{{commons-inline}}

[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Black]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Flora of Canada]]
[[Category:Flora of the United States]]
[[Category:Flora of Mexico]]

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 |species=nigra
 |common_name=Black willow
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+|image_width=180
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+|image_caption=Cultivated Specimen
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 {{Inc|
-[[Salix]] nigra. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
+[[Salix]] nigra. Black Willow. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
 }}
 ==Cultivation==
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 ===Propagation===
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 ===Pests and diseases===
-==Species==
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+==Varieties==
 ==Gallery==
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+<gallery perrow=5>
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 ==References==
 *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 <!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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		+	\|genus=Salix
		+	\|species=nigra
		+	\|common_name=Black willow
		+	\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Min ht box=10
		+	\|Min ht metric=ft
		+	\|Max ht box=30
		+	\|Max ht metric=ft
		+	\|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Max wd box=15
		+	\|Max wd metric=ft
		+	\|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|lifespan=perennial
		+	\|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|exposure=sun
		+	\|features=flowers
		+	\|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
		+	\|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|min_zone=4
		+	\|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|max_zone=10
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
		+	}}
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		+	Salix nigra, Marsh. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
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 {{Inc|
-Salix nigra, Marsh. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
+[[Salix]] nigra. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
 }}
-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| name = Black Willow
-| image = Salix-nigra(01).jpg
+===Propagation===
-| image_width = 200px
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| status = G5
-| status_system = TNC
+===Pests and diseases===
-| status_ref = <ref name=natureserve>{{Cite web
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-'''''Salix nigra''''', commonly known as the '''black willow''', is a tree species native to eastern [[North America]]. It is present from [[Nova Scotia]] and southern [[Ontario]], west to [[Nebraska]] and southeastern [[Arizona]] and south to [[Florida]] and northeastern [[Mexico]]. The largest American species of willow, it is typically found along streams and in swamps, hence it is also known as the '''swamp willow''' (not to be confused with ''[[Swamp Willow|Salix myrtilloides]]''). Goodding's willow  (''[[Salix gooddingii]]'') is sometimes considered a variety of the black willow, which would extend its range to western North America.
+==Species==
-==Description==
+==Gallery==
-It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to 20-30 m in good conditions, exceptionally up to 40 m. It has long, thin [[leaf|leaves]], 7-13 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, dark, shiny green color, with a lighter green underside. It is [[Plant sexuality|dioecious]], with small, green [[flower]]s that are borne on [[catkin]]s 2.5-7.5 cm long. The [[fruit]] is a 5 mm [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] which splits open when mature to release the numerous minute, down-covered [[seed]]s.
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
-==Uses==
+<gallery>
-Black Willow roots are very bitter, and have been used as a substitute for [[quinine]] in the past.
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
-The Great Lakes Ojibwe used the young branches and twigs to make baskets and other parts were used to treat indigestion.
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/sani.htm Bioimages: ''Salix nigra'']
+*{{wplink}}
-*[http://www.borealforest.org/world/trees/black_willow.htm Borealforest: ''Salix nigra'']
-*{{commons-inline}}
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Black]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->