[Willows: The Genus Salix East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Caudate Willow, Greenleaf Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow

Salix lasiandra var. caudata

Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Greenleaf willow trees observed in a riparian area in a drainage found between Rock and Box Canyon Creeks, Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.......July 1, 2020.

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Greenleaf willow as seen atop the dam at the north end of VanPatten Lake, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.........July 27, 2013. Variety caudata has lower leaf surfaces that are green while those of variety lasiandra are glaucous.

Leaf and female catkin of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Female catkin of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Glabrous pistils of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Female catkin of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Lower leaf surface of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Upper leaf surface of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Gland-margined stipule of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Close-ups of the female catkins, dorsal and ventral leaf surfaces and stipules of greenleaf willow as seen atop the dam at the north end of VanPatten Lake, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.........July 27, 2013.

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Greenleaf willow growing in Arizona Creek at the eastern base of the Pueblo Mountains of southeastern Oregon........June 1, 2012.

Green, ventral leaf surfaces of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Leaves of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Upper leaf surface of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Base of leaf and stipules of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Close-ups of the leaves of greenleaf willow as seen growing in Arizona Creek at the eastern base of the Pueblo Mountains of southeastern Oregon........June 1, 2012.

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Close-up images of the male spikes of greenleaf willow as seen along the Headquarters Trail at the southeastern corner of South Pine Lakes, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge......May 8, 2019.

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Leaves of Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata) - Caudate Willow, Shining Willow, Tail-leaf Willow, Whiplash Willow, Greenleaf Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata (Synonyms: Salix caudata, Salix caudata var. bryantiana, Salix caudata var. caudata, Salix caudata var. parvifolia, Salix lasiandra ssp. caudata, Salix lasiandra var. fendleriana, Salix lucida ssp. caudata)

Greenleaf willow as seen along southern Douglas Creek, Douglas County, Washington...........June 3, 2013.

Paul Slichter