Creeping Willow - Salix repens
Description
A small trailing bush reaching about 1 metre in height, it has straggling branches with silky green leaves. The flower is a catkin of up to 2 or 2.5 cm in length, though often shorter.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Wet heath and wet grassland.
When to see it
Flowers April and May.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread but quite local in much of Britain, particularly in central and eastern England.
VC55 Status
Local and quite uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 3 of the 617 tetrads.
It is on the local VC55 Rare Plant Register
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015