page_title: Salix floridana
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Salix floridana / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Natural distribution map for Salix floridana (Florida willow)
context_page_description: Salix floridana, the Florida willow, is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States in northern Florida and southwestern Georgia.
context_section_description: Salix floridana  is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 5–15 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, with a very finely serrated margin; they are green above, and paler below with short whitish hairs.
  The flowers are produced in catkins in early spring before the new leaves appear; it is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 4–5.5 cm long; the female catkins are 5–7.5 cm long.
caption: Natural range
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