Salicaceae

Goodding's willow

Salix gooddingii C.R.Ball

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) — FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Goodding's willow, Goodding's black willow

Synonyms

Pleiarina gooddingii (C.R.Ball) N.Chao & J.Liu
Salix gooddingii var. gooddingii
Salix gooddingii var. vallicola (Dudley) C.R.Ball
Salix gooddingii var. variabilis C.R.Ball
Salix nigra var. vallicola Dudley
Salix vallicola (Dudley) Britton

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chad King, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zack Abbey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.