Description: Français : Fleurs femelles de saule discolore (Salix discolor). Cet individu pousse à Saint-Fabien, dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent, au Québec, en bordure d'un fen exploité il y a quelques décennies.English: American willow (Salix discolor) female flowers. This specimen grows in Saint-Fabien, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Québec, on the border of a fen exploited a few decades ago. Date: 29 May 2013, 08:25:43. Source: Own work. Author: Silk666.
Description: English: Pussy Willow blooming along Scotsmore Way near Kinross Circle in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia. Date: 28 March 2019, 17:11:11. Source: Own work. Author: Famartin. Camera location38° 55′ 02.35″ N, 77° 24′ 42.22″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.917319; -77.411728.
Description: English: American Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Date: 2 May 2018, 15:59:09. Source: Own work. Author: Ryan Hodnett.
Two species of the genus Salix are commonly called Pussy Willow: Salix discolor, native to North America, and Salix caprea, native to Europe. These large deciduous shrubs are grown primarily for the beauty of their buds, called catkins, which appear early in the spring. For many gardeners, Pussy Willows are the true sign of spring!