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

Sitka Willow

Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis

Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis (Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana)

Sitka willow blooming on alpine slopes above the upper terminus of the Butte Camp Trail, Mount Saint Helens National Monument...........July 9, 2013.

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis (Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana)

Sitka willow blooming on alpine slopes above the upper terminus of the Butte Camp Trail, Mount Saint Helens National Monument...........July 9, 2013.

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis (Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana) - Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis (Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana) - Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis (Synonyms: Salix coulteri, Salix cuneata, Salix sitchensis var. congesta, Salix sitchensis var. denudata, Salix sitchensis var. parviflora, Salix sitchensis var. ralphiana)

What appears to be sitka willow as seen on the Pumice Plain, Mount Saint Helens National Monument........July 26, 2015. Note the numerous galls on the leaves.
Paul Slichter