Salix nigra
| Salix nigra | |
|---|---|
| In the Morton Arboretum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Malpighiales | 
| Family: | Salicaceae | 
| Genus: | Salix | 
| Species: | S. nigra  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Salix nigra | |
| Natural range | |
Salix nigra, or the black willow, is a species of willow native to a large portion of North America, from New Brunswick and southern Ontario west to Arizona and California, and south to northern Florida and Texas.