Trees Around Las Vegas, Vegetation Around Las Vegas
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General: Goodding's Willow (Salix gooddingii) is a common tree of wet areas in the Mojave Desert. The tree generally grows 40-60 feet tall. The leaves are long and narrow with a pointy tip. Catkins produce cottony material that catches in the wind and carries seeds away. Goodding's Willow is a common component of vegetation communities in wet areas in the Lower Sonoran (Creosote-Bursage Flats) and Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zones. |
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Family: Willow (Salicaceae). Other Names: Goodding's Black Willow. Plant Form: Shrubby tree with many trunks and many branches. Height: To almost 100 feet, usually less than 40 feet. Trunk: To several feet thick at the base |
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Bark: Gray, furrowed. Stems: Leaves: Lanceolate, 3-5 inches long, finely serrate. Young leaves hairy. Flowers: Blooms spring and early summer. Inflorescence: catkin. |
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Seeds: Attached to a cottony mass that carries the seeds on the wind. Habitat: Areas with water: streams, washes, seeps, springs. Elevation: To about 5,000 feet. Distribution: Southwest US from Texas westward. Comments: |
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 Developing fruits |
 Developing fruits |
 Catkin starting to produce cotton |
 Catkin starting to produce cotton |
 Catkin obscured by dense mass of cotton -- ready to sail on the wind and disperse seeds to other wet areas in the desert southwest. |
 Catkin obscured by dense mass of cotton -- ready to sail on the wind and disperse seeds to other wet areas in the desert southwest. |
 Spent fruits |
 Spent fruits |
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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