Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana
Synonyms: Salix scouleriana var. brachystachys, Salix scouleriana var. coetaenea, Salix scouleriana var. crassijulis, Salix scouleriana var. flavescens, Salix scouleriana var. poikila, Salix scouleriana var. scouleriana, Salix scouleriana var. thompsonii, Salix stagnalis
![Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana (Synonyms: Salix scouleriana var. brachystachys, Salix scouleriana var. coetaenea, Salix scouleriana var. crassijulis, Salix scouleriana var. flavescens, Salix scouleriana var. poikila, Salix scouleriana var. scouleriana, Salix scouleriana var. thompsonii, Salix stagnalis)](../../mtadams/shrub/willow/scouleriana/scouleriana1a.jpg)
The photo above shows Scouler's willow as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock
quarry at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June 12, 2005.
Seen at a number of drier sites on the south and southeastern
sides of Mt. Adams, this species can develop a fairly thick trunk and attain
heights of 20' and more. I have yet to see any of this species flower
this season.
![Upper leaf surface of Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana (Synonyms: Salix scouleriana var. brachystachys, Salix scouleriana var. coetaenea, Salix scouleriana var. crassijulis, Salix scouleriana var. flavescens, Salix scouleriana var. poikila, Salix scouleriana var. scouleriana, Salix scouleriana var. thompsonii, Salix stagnalis)](../../mtadams/shrub/willow/scouleriana/scouleriana1b.jpg)
The photo above shows the glabrous upper surface
of the leaves of Scouler's willow as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock
quarry at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005.
![Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana (Synonyms: Salix scouleriana var. brachystachys, Salix scouleriana var. coetaenea, Salix scouleriana var. crassijulis, Salix scouleriana var. flavescens, Salix scouleriana var. poikila, Salix scouleriana var. scouleriana, Salix scouleriana var. thompsonii, Salix stagnalis)](scouleriana/scouleriana7a.jpg)
Scouler's willow as seen along the Cold Springs Trail #645, Mount Hood Wilderness, several hundred meters uphill from the junction with the cutoff trail down to Tamanawas Trail...........May 25, 2014.
Paul Slichter