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Salix discolor, Muhl. Pussy Willow. Figs. 3521, 3522, 3527. A shrub or short-trunked tree, 10-20 ft. high: buds very large and nearly black: lvs. smooth and bright green above, whitish beneath, irregularly crenate-serrate: aments appear early in spring, before the lvs., closely sessile, enveloped in long, silky hairs. E. N. Amer.—Worthy of more extended cult. and thriving in dry ground.
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| color = lightgreen
   
| name = ''Salix discolor''
 
| name = ''Salix discolor''
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| common_names = Pussy Willow, American Pussy Willow
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| growth_habit = shrub/short tree
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| high = ?m (10-20 ft){{SCH}}
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Salix discolor (USDA).jpg
 
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| image_caption = Shoot with leaves
 
| image_caption = Shoot with leaves
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Malpighiales
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| familia = Salicaceae
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| genus = Salix
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| species = discolor
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'''''[[Salix]] discolor'''''. Pussy Willow. A shrub or short-trunked tree, 10-20 ft. high: buds very large and nearly black: lvs. smooth and bright green above, whitish beneath, irregularly crenate-serrate: aments appear early in spring, before the lvs., closely sessile, enveloped in long, silky hairs. E. N. Amer.—Worthy of more extended cult. and thriving in dry ground.
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==Cultivation==
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
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| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
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| species = '''''S. discolor'''''
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| binomial = ''Salix discolor''
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| binomial_authority = [[Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg|Muhl.]]
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'''''Salix discolor''''' ('''American Pussy Willow'''<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?102704 ''Salix discolor'']</ref>) is a species of [[willow]] native to [[North America]], one of two species commonly called [[Pussy Willow]].
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===Propagation===
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[[Image:pussy willow branch.jpg|thumb|left|Branch with catkins in early spring]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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It is native to the northern forests and wetlands of [[Canada]] ([[British Columbia]] east to [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]) and the northeastern contiguous [[United States]] ([[Idaho]] south to [[Wyoming]], and east to [[Maine]] and [[Maryland]]).<ref name=grin/><ref name=bc>Plants of British Columbia: [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Salix+discolor ''Salix discolor'']</ref><ref name=boreal>Borealforests: [http://www.borealforest.org/shrubs/shrub44.htm ''Salix discolor'']</ref>
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It is a weak-wooded [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]] growing to 6 m tall, with brown shoots. The [[leaf|leaves]] are oval, 3-14 cm long and 1-3.5 cm broad, green above and downy grey-white beneath. The [[flower]]s are soft silky silvery [[catkin]]s, borne in early spring before the new leaves appear, with the male and female catkins on different plants ([[plant sexuality|dioecious]]); the male catkins mature yellow at [[pollen]] release. The [[fruit]] is a small [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] 7-12 mm long containing numerous minute seeds embedded in cottony down.<ref name=bc/><ref name=boreal/>
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==Species==
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===Cultivation and uses===
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==Gallery==
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Like other willows, it contains [[salicin]], and was used by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]]s as a [[analgesic|painkiller]].<ref name=boreal/>
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As with the closely related ''[[Salix caprea]]'' (European Pussy Willow), it is also often grown for cut flowers. See [[Pussy Willow]] for further cultural information and uses.
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Image:pussy willow branch.jpg|Branch with catkins in early spring
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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==References==
 
==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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