Flower clusters (catkins) of a goat willow (Salix caprea) tree (also known as pussy willow). This deciduous shrub or tree produces these soft spike-li

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Flower clusters (catkins) of a goat willow (Salix caprea) tree (also known as pussy willow). This deciduous shrub or tree produces these soft spike-like catkins (3-7 cm long) in spring that resemble a cat's paws. The male catkins are yellow when they release pollen which fertilizes the female catkins to form seeds. Photographed in Dorset, UK, in April.

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