Florida willow

It 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.

floridana or Florida willow in Florida. "Rare, s. Georgia to nw. and c. Florida." —Elbert L. Little, Jr. For more information, read the introduction to the Atlas of United States Trees Vol. 5 Florida. Source: Elbert L. Little, Jr., Atlas of United States Trees Volume 5 Florida (Washington, D.C. More