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Photographer: Eric J. Epstein
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Family Salicaceae
Salix candida Fluggé ex Willd.
hoary willow, sage-leaved willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
candida: shining or pure white
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial shrub to 40" tall with many branches |
| Flower: | stalked catkin |
| Leaf: | mostly linear with a point at both ends, underside whitish, edges mostly un-cut and curling under |
| Notes: | wet; calcareous, glaciated areas |
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