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)](sitchensis/sitchensis9b.jpg)
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)](sitchensis/sitchensis9a.jpg)
Sitka willow blooming on alpine slopes above the upper terminus of the Butte Camp Trail, Mount Saint Helens National Monument...........July 9, 2013.
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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