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Plants
Multi-stemmed and leaning over water, holding banks with dense red roots.
Field facts
HabitatStreambanks, pond margins, wet ditches
RangeStatewide
When to lookCatkins April
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSandbar Willow, Weeping Willow — planted
Field note: A broken willow branch stuck in wet mud often roots on its own.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Willow thickets shelter nesting birds — avoid pushing through in spring.
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