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Salix humilis, known as prairie willow, is a species of willow native to the United States and Canada, east of the Rockies.[2]

Salix humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Salix
Species:	S. humilis
Binomial name
Salix humilis Marshall[1]

It is a shrub, 2–12 feet tall, which often forms thickets. The stems are yellowish to brown. The gray-green to blue-green foliage has insignificant fall color.[3][4]

Male and female flowers are found on separate plants. The green silky catkins appear before the leaves emerge in spring.[5]

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