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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Salicaceae
Salix cordata Michx.
dune willow, heart-leaf willow, sand dune willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
cordata: heart-shaped
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | perennial shrub |
| Flower: | stalked catkin |
| Leaf: | lance-like to widely oval, base rounded to heart-shaped, underside whitened, edges mostly toothed and lying flat |
| Habitat: | dunes, lakeshores |
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