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Photographer: Steve C. Garske
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Family Salicaceae
Salix planifolia Pursh subsp. planifolia
diamond-leaf willow, flat-leaved willow, tea-leaved willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
planifolia: with flat leaves
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | perennial shrub 3 1/2'-10' tall |
| Flower: | stalkless catkins appearing before the leaves |
| Leaf: | crowded, elliptic to narrowly obovate, pointed at both ends, underside whitened |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, lakeshores, streambanks, rocky places |
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