Carolina willow

Salix caroliniana

Summary 2

Salix caroliniana, commonly known as the coastal plain willow, is a shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. It is an obligate wetland species and grows as an emergent species in the Everglades. In the absence of fire, S. caroliniana can convert herbaceous wetlands to forested wetlands. Although fires kill large woody stems and the species does not reproduce by rhizomes or root sprouts,...

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  1. (c) Mary Keim, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38514062@N03/6872776289
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix_caroliniana

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