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See the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy willow

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pussy willow: Media

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See the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy willow

See the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy willow

Time-lapse video, filmed over three days, of the opening of the woolly catkins of...

Video: Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Male catkin of a pussy willow (Salix discolor).

Bill Larkin—Photo/Nats

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Pussy willow (Salix discolor).

Robert H. Mohlenbrock/U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS Plants Database

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