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Salicaceae

 10-Salix humilis fruits

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This image is a close up of the same plant shown in the previous image. Each female catkin contains many loculicidal capsules that are releasing the comose (hairy) seeds.
Photo taken by K. R. Robertson at Harlem Hills Nature Preserve, Winnebago County, Illinois
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