PUSSY WILLOW
			Salix discolor
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		Male Pussy Willow catkins are shown here. DESCRIPTION: A medium-sized shrub or small tree with furry tiny flower clusters of the same sex. The leaves are 2 - 4" and oblong or lanceolate with a whitish cast underneath. The male flowers are the showiest, with yellow stamens; the female looks much the same only greenish. Each appears on separate plants. FLOWERS: February to May HABITAT: Stream banks, moist thickets, and even swamps.   OTHER INFORMATION: OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested