''Salix eriocephala'', known as heart-leaved willow or Missouri River willow, is a species of
willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...
native to a large portion of the temperate United States and Canada.
It is usually found as a narrow shrub or small tree with multiple trunks growing to a height of . It has dark gray, scaly bark with thick lance-shaped leaves that are hairy underneath. The silky catkins appear before the leaves in early spring.
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Flora of Northern America
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