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Plants
A thicket shrub with fuzzy round leaves and nuts in frilly husks.
Field facts
HabitatWoodland edges, savanna, fencerows
RangeStatewide
When to lookCatkins March; nuts August
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesWitch-hazel, Beaked Hazelnut
Field note: Dangling catkins in March are among the first pollen sources of the year.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Squirrels and jays clear the nuts fast; leave the crop.
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