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Bald Cypress,
Taxodium distichum
Pollen cones produced in elongated, drooping catkins 3-5" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Weeping Willow,
Salix babylonica
Catkins 18-35mm long, appearing with the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Upland Willow,
Salix humilis
Catkins flowering before leaves emerge; perianth reduced to a nectary, per Flora of North America.
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Upland Willow,
Salix humilis
Floral bracts of pistillate catkins moderately densely hairy, hairs white, per Flora of North America.
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Upland Willow,
Salix humilis
Fruiting catkins subsessile, 1.5-3cm long; capsule grayish, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Black Willow,
Salix nigra
Catkins appear in early spring as leaves emerge, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Black Willow,
Salix nigra
Male & female flowers in catkins on separate plants, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Eastern Cottonwood,
Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides
2-4" staminate & pistillate catkins appear before leaves in early spring, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Sweet-gale,
Myrica gale
Twigs of mature plants with catkin buds, or buds pointed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Common Wax-myrtle,
Morella cerifera
Male flowers in sessile, axillary, dense cylindrical catkins, 6-10mm x 4-6mm, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Pocossin Bayberry,
Morella caroliniensis
Pistillate (female) catkins.
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Butternut,
Juglans cinerea
Staminate flowers in catkins 3-5" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Pecan,
Carya illinoinensis
Staminate flowers in prominent cylindrical catkins, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Sand Hickory,
Carya pallida
Staminate flowers in prominent cylindrical catkins, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Mockernut Hickory,
Carya tomentosa
Staminate catkins pedunculate, to 14 cm, stalks and bracts hirsute, scaly, per Flora of North America.
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Mockernut Hickory,
Carya tomentosa
Staminate flowers in prominent cylindrical catkins, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Green Alder,
Alnus crispa
Pistillate catkins ellipsoid, 0.7-1.8cm wlong, 0.6-1.2cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Green Alder,
Alnus crispa
Male catkin buds sessile, not pendent, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Tag Alder,
Alnus serrulata
Male catkins longer than female catkins, pendent, each one stalked, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Tag Alder,
Alnus serrulata
Male catkins are conspicuous in winter, and pendulous, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Black Alder,
Alnus glutinosa
Male catkins appear in fall; female appear in spring before leaves emerge, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Beaked Hazelnut,
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Male catkins sessile and dangling, on 1-year-old lateral twigs, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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American Hazelnut,
Corylus americana
Catkin buds distinctly stalked, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Yellow Birch,
Betula alleghaniensis
Pistillate flowers in erect catkins about 3/4" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Sweet Birch,
Betula lenta var. lenta
Flowers tiny, staminate in drooping catkins near tip of twigs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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River Birch,
Betula nigra
Staminate flowers in drooping catkins near twig tips, pistillate catkins upright & cylindrical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Musclewood,
Carpinus caroliniana +
Male flowers in dense drooping cylindrical catkins 3-4cm long, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Musclewood,
Carpinus caroliniana +
Female flowers fewer, in shorter and less conspicuous catkins than the male, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Musclewood,
Carpinus caroliniana +
Pistillate catkin left, at twig tip; staminate catkin on previous season's wood.
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American Chestnut,
Castanea dentata
Staminate flowers in upright catkins 6-8" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Common Chinquapin,
Castanea pumila
Staminate flowers in upright catkins 4-6" long; pistillate inconspicuous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Chinese Chestnut,
Castanea mollissima
Staminate flowers in erect catkins; pistillate in a prickly involucre, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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White Oak,
Quercus alba
Male flowers in hanging catkins, female flowers inconspicuous, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Post Oak,
Quercus stellata
Staminate flowers in pendulous catkins near base of current year's twig, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Rock Chestnut Oak,
Quercus montana
Staminate flowers in pendulous catkins near base of current year's twig, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Chinquapin Oak,
Quercus muehlenbergii
Male flowers in slender naked drooping catkins, the pollen wind-blown, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Live Oak,
Quercus virginiana
Staminate flowers in pendulous catkins near base of current year's twig, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Shumard Oak,
Quercus shumardii
Male flowers in slender naked drooping catkins, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Southern Red Oak,
Quercus falcata
Staminate flowers in clustered, drooping catkins, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Blackjack Oak,
Quercus marilandica var. marilandica
Staminate flowers in pendulous catkins near base of current year's twig, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Water Oak,
Quercus nigra
Staminate flowers in clustered drooping catkins, each flower with 3-12 stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Paper Mulberry,
Broussonetia papyrifera
Male flowers in catkins similar to those of Morus, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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White Mulberry,
Morus alba
Flowers in stalked, axillary, pendulous catkins, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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White Mulberry,
Morus alba
Pistillate catkins are short-oblong and densely flowered, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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White Mulberry,
Morus alba
Staminate catkins are slenderly cylindric and loosely flowered, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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Red Mulberry,
Morus rubra
Pistillate catkins are short-oblong and densely flowered, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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Red Mulberry,
Morus rubra
Staminate catkins are slenderly cylindric and loosely flowered, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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Fragrant Sumac,
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica
Short dense catkin-like clusters open before or during leaf expansion, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).