Salix discolor
Shoot with leaves
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Salicaceae Genus: Salix Species: S. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There The Malpighiales are a large order of Flowering plants included in the group named Eurosids I in the recent APG classification Salicaceae is a family of Flowering plants Recent genetic studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG has greatly expanded the circumscription Willows, sallows and osiers form the Genus Salix, around 400 species of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs found primarily discolor
Binomial name
Salix discolor Muhl.

Salix discolor (American Pussy Willow^[1]) is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called Pussy Willow. Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815 was an American clergyman and botanist son of Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg, born at Trappe, Pennsylvania Willows, sallows and osiers form the Genus Salix, around 400 species of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs found primarily 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

Branch with catkins in early spring

It is native to the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland) and the northeastern contiguous United States (Idaho south to Wyoming, and east to Maine and Maryland). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean ^[1][2][3]

It is a weak-wooded deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall, with brown shoots. Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The leaves are oval, 3-14 cm long and 1-3. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5 cm broad, green above and downy grey-white beneath.

The flowers are soft silky silvery catkins, borne in early spring before the new leaves appear, with the male and female catkins on different plants (dioecious); the male catkins mature yellow at pollen release. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A catkin or ament is a slim cylindrical flower cluster with inconspicuous or no petals usually Wind - pollinated ( anemophilous) but sometimes Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of Sexual reproduction systems found across the Plant kingdom Pollen is a fine to coarse powder consisting of microgametophytes ( pollen grains) which produce the male Gametes (sperm cells of

The fruit is a small capsule 7-12 mm long containing numerous minute seeds embedded in cottony down. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. In Botany a capsule is a type of simple dry Fruit produced by many species of Flowering plants A capsule is a dehiscent structure composed of two ^[2][3]

Cultivation and uses

Like other willows, it contains salicin, and was used by Native Americans as a painkiller. Salicin (C13H18O7 is an alcoholic β- Glycoside that contains D-glucose. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. ^[3]

As with the closely related Salix caprea (European Pussy Willow), it is also often grown for cut flowers. Salix caprea ( Goat Willow, also known as the Pussy Willow or Great Sallow) is a common species of Willow native to Europe See Pussy Willow for further cultural information and other uses. 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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Germplasm Resources Information Network: Salix discolor
2. ^ ^{a b} Plants of British Columbia: Salix discolor
3. ^ ^{a b c} Borealforests: Salix discolor

Salix discolor used in a decorative arrangement outside a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Floristry is the general term used to describe the professional floral trade A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis