Native Coastal Plain Willow Pollinator Salix caroliniana Butterfly Host

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The coastal plain willow (Carolina wil- low) is a shrub or small tree that will grow quite quickly. This tree can be Small open/spreading tree Growth Form differentiated from the closely related Multi-stemmed shrub black willow by the broader leaves, light- Growth Rate Rapid er color on lower-side of leaves, the Potential Height: 15-35 ft. presence of stipules (outgrowths at the Size Spread: 10-20 ft. base of the petiole) and smaller final Simple, Lance-shaped 1 1 1 1 2 /2-5 /2” L x /2-1 /4” W size. Alternate Leaves Serrate Margins The coastal plain willow can serve well as an accent plant particularly in moist or Lower surface lighter Petioles often with stipules lower fertility areas. Will grow to a small tree with an open to spreading form. Dark Brown - Gray Short-lived showy green and yellow flowers readily attract honey bees and native Bark Ridged or warty pollinators when blooming in early spring. Offers some food and cover for wildlife Showy green/yellow catkins Flowers Bloom Mar-Apr and serves as a larval host plant for several butterflies including: butterfly 1 Cone-shaped capsule < /4” (Basilarchia archippus), red-spotted purple (Basilarchia arthemis astyanax), morn- Fruit Seeds wind dispersed ing cloak (), and the io moth (). Matures early summer

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