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PLANTS

Black willow

Salix nigra

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Black willow, photo 1 of 5
Black willow, In flower
Black willow, In fruit
30.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 30.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 103 observations of Black willow in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie26
  2. Estrie14
  3. Centre-du-Québec11
  4. Laval8
  5. Laurentides8
  6. Montréal8
  7. Outaouais8
  8. Mauricie7
  9. Lanaudière5
  10. Capitale-Nationale5
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Weeping willowSalix babylonica
Sandbar willowSalix interior
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Peach-leaf willowSalix amygdaloides
White willowSalix alba
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Purple willowSalix purpurea
crack willowSalix euxina
Basket willowSalix viminalis