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

Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow

Salix commutata

Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula

Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) or hybrid ?

Variable willow as seen along Parker Creek between Anthony and Hoffer Lakes, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.........July 25, 2013. Salix commutata should have glabrous pistils, so this might be a hybrid between S. commutata and another willow species..

Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) - Male catkin of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) or hybrid. - Underside of a leaf of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula)

Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) or hybrid. - Female catkin of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) or hybrid. - Female catkin of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) or hybrid.

Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula)

Variable willow as seen along Parker Creek between Anthony and Hoffer Lakes, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.........July 25, 2013. Note the hairs on the pistils. Salix commutata should have glabrous pistils, so this might be a hybrid between S. commutata and another willow species.

Foliage of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) - Female catkins of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula)

Variable willow observed along the Skyline Trail #385 about half a mile downhill to the east of the High Lake Rim Trailhead, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness......July 8, 2023.

Ventral leaf surfaces of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) - Leafy stem of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula) - Dorsal leaf surface of Undergreen Willow, Under-green Willow, Variable Willow: Salix commutata (Synonyms: Salix barclayi var. commutata, Salix commutata var. commutata, Salix commutata var. denudata, Salix commutata var. puberula)

Variable willow as seen in upper Slide Basin along the Slide Basin Trail #372, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.........August 11, 2015. Note the large stipules at the base of each leaf petiole.
Paul Slichter