Macro of Male catkin of Salix sp., Netherlands

I'm secretly hoping that my good friend Wildflower can help out with the identification of this one :)

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WildFlower

Lion

Male catkin of Salix sp. Several species of willow have similar compact catkins :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Impressive as always, thanks! Do I understand correctly that this concerns several species, not just one? Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    This was an easy one ;)
    Correct, actually it should be Salix spp. to specify that it refers to several species, mainly 2 - Salix caprea or Salix cinerea.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catkin
    
    Species with compact catkins like this one
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/goat-willow
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_caprea_Male.jpg
    http://www.aphotoflora.com/af_salix_caprea_goat_pussy_willow.html
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_cinerea_flowers-4.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_cinerea_flowers-2.jpg
    
    others have longer catkins
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/crack-willow
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/almond-willow
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/white-welsh-willow Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thank you so much! From the looks of it, I believe Salix cinerea is a good suspect. Posted 11 years ago

"Salix cinerea" is a species of willow native to Europe and western Asia.

Similar species: Malpighiales

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Apr 1, 2014. Captured Mar 30, 2014 15:18 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.