Leaves are satiny green on both surfaces, with finely toothed margins. They are widest at the base, tapering to a point. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA. 10-07-11. © Joan Avise. |
Black Willow (Goodding's Willow) Salix gooddingii Native to California A fairly common 10 to 90 ft. tree found along stream banks, and other wetland borders. Twigs are slender, velvety red-brown to yellowish-green. Margins of thin membranous scales enclosing the small buds overlap, and are free, not fused into one cap-like scale. Branches are dark brown; bark is dark, thick, furrowed, and shreddy. An Eriophyidae mite induces galls on the leaves (Clarke p. 170). Bloom time Mar-Apr. This species often displays yellow fall color, more so than any other local willow species. Back to Salicaceae of Orange County, California |
Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Irvine, CA. 5-21-06. © Joan Avise. |
Peter's Canyon Reservoir, Irvine, CA. © Joan Avise. |
Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 4-19-09. © Joan Avise. |
Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 4-19-09. © Joan Avise. |
Seed capsules opening; silky white hairs attached to seed. Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 4-19-09. © Joan Avise. |
Male catkins. Length 1-2.5 in. on leafy stalks; stamens 4-5, subtended by yellow bracts; styles and stigma very short. Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Irvine, CA. 4-26-09. © Joan Avise. |
Leaves and stipules. Arroyo Trabuco GC, Mission Viejo, 9-20-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Leaves and stipules. Arroyo Trabuco GC, Mission Viejo, 9-20-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Stipules. N of Lake Mission Viejo, S of La Barca, 9-4-11. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Stipules. N of Lake Mission Viejo, S of La Barca, 9-4-11. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Leaf and stipules. N of Lake Mission Viejo, S of La Barca, 9-4-11. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Split-gill Fungus, Schizophyllum commune, on stem. N of Lake Mission Viejo, S of La Barca, 9-4-11. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Aliso Creek, just W Portola Pkwy, 11-22-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |