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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 ...
American pussy willow (Salix discolor), native to northern North America. Before the male catkins of these species come into full flower they are covered in fine, greyish fur, leading to a fancied likeness to tiny cats, also known as “ pussies ”. The catkins appear before the leaves, and are one of the earliest signs of spring.
The flowers are soft silky, and silvery 3-7-cm-long catkins are produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; the male and female catkins are on different plants (dioecious). The male catkins mature yellow at pollen release, the female catkins mature pale green. Female catkins. Male catkins. The fruit is a small capsule 5–10 mm long ...
Salix babylonica L. – Babylon willow, Peking willow or weeping willow; Salix bebbiana Sarg. – beaked willow, long-beaked willow, or Bebb's willow; Salix caprea L. – goat willow or pussy willow; Salix cinerea L. – grey willow; Salix discolor Muhl. – American pussy willow or glaucous willow; Salix euxina I.V.Belyaeva – eastern crack ...
Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides There are at least 48 members of the poplar and willow order, Salicales, found in Montana. [1] Some of these species are exotics (not native to Montana) [2] and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Salix syrticola. Salix cordata, the sand dune willow, furry willow, or heartleaf willow, is a perennial shrub that grows 3 to 12 feet (0.91 to 3.66 m) tall; plants taller than 6 feet (1.8 m) are rare. [1] The plant is native to the northeast regions of the North American continent; it is found on sand dunes, river banks, and lake shores in ...
Diamond willow is a type of tree with wood that is transformed into diamond-shaped segments with alternating colors. Salix bebbiana, the most common, is a species of willow indigenous to Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska and Yukon south to California and Arizona and northeast to Newfoundland and New England.
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