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Two flowering male catkins from a goat willow tree (Salix caprea).Pussy willow used as Lunar New Year decoration. Easter postcard (Germany, 1902) Pussy willow is a name given to many of the smaller species of the genus Salix (willows and sallows) when their furry catkins are young in early spring.
Salix discolor, the American pussy willow [2] or glaucous willow, [3] is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called pussy willow.. It is native to the vast reaches of Alaska as well as the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland), and is also found in the northern portions of the contiguous United States (Washington ...
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.
Salix caprea, known as goat willow, pussy willow or great sallow, is a common species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [3] Description
Some of the common designs of the Pottery included: blueberry, cherry, pear, plum, clematis, cow, codfish, colonial lace, lily of the valley, pine cone, pussy willow, ships, stripes, scrolls, sperm whale, and sponge patterns. These designs were painted with the blue and white slip, and sometimes shallow scraffito work was added.
Salix abscondita Lacksch.; Salix acmophylla Boiss.; Salix acutifolia Willd. – violet willow; Salix aegyptiaca L.; Salix aeruginosa E.Carranza; Salix alatavica Kar ...
Let's talk really good genes. With a face fit for a porcelain doll, Morgan Fairchild is widely known as one of the most beautiful women of the '70s and '80s.
Etymology illustrated by pussy willow catkins from a children's book. The word catkin is a loanword from the Middle Dutch katteken, meaning "kitten" (compare also German Kätzchen). This name is due either to the resemblance of the lengthy sorts of catkins to a kitten's tail, or to the fine fur found on some catkins.