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PLANTS

Pussy willow

Salix discolor

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Pussy willow, photo 1 of 5
Pussy willow, In flower
Pussy willow, In fruit
12.2 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 12.2 m. Grows in forests.

There are 724 observations of Pussy willow in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and become rare from November to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord144
  2. Montérégie68
  3. Capitale-Nationale62
  4. Montréal62
  5. Outaouais55
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent51
  7. Nord-du-Québec43
  8. Laurentides39
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean39
  10. Estrie39
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches34
  12. Centre-du-Québec22
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine21
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  15. Lanaudière11
  16. Laval7
  17. Mauricie7

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Prairie willowSalix humilis
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
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Tea-leaf willowSalix planifolia
Purple willowSalix purpurea
Slender willowSalix petiolaris
Balsam willowSalix pyrifolia
Bayberry willowSalix myricoides
Silky willowSalix sericea
Shining willowSalix lucida
Autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata