Bog Willow
Salix pedicellaris
Synonyms: Salix fuscescens, Salix fuscescens var. hebecarpa, Salix hebecarpa, Salix myrtilloides, Salix myrtilloides var. hypoglauca, Salix myrtilloides var. pedicellaris, Salix pedicellaris var. hypoglauca, Salix pedicellaris var. tenuescens
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper leaf surface of bog willow as seen in the shallow waters of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........August 11, 2008.
The photo above shows the upper surface of
the leaves of bog willow as seen in small bogs along the climbers trail to Mazama
Glacier above 6500'. This trail is along the crest of the ridge immediately
south of Hellroaring Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........mid-August,
2005.
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What appears to be bog willows seen in wet meadows at the head of Sheep Lake (about 2 miles northeast of Chinook Pass), Wenatchee National Forest..........August 25, 2014.
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The photo above shows the upper surface of
the leaves of bog willow as seen in small bogs along the climbers trail to Mazama
Glacier above 6500'. This trail is along the crest of the ridge immediately
south of Hellroaring Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.............mid-August,
2005.
The photo above shows the glabrous green upper
leaf surface (upper) and lighter, glaucous ventral surface of the leaves of
bog willow as seen in a moist meadow immediately to the north of Hellroaring
Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams........July 17, 2005.
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The photo above shows the lighter ventral surface
of the leaves of bog willow as seen in a moist meadow immediately to the north
of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail on Yakama Nation lands
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 17, 2005.
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Additional images of bog willow as seen in Babyshoe Pass Meadows along FS Road 23 on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 27, 2012.
Paul Slichter