[The Willows of Denali National Park and Preserve]

Barratt Willow, Barratt's Willow

Salix barrattiana

Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens

Female plant of Barratt Willow: Salix barrattiana (Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens)

Barratt's willow as seen along the west bank of Little Stony Creek about one quarter of a mile downstream from the Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 19, 2012. This is a female plant.

Male catkins of Barratt Willow: Salix barrattiana (Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens) - Male catkin and very young leaves of Barratt Willow: Salix barrattiana (Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens)

A close-up of the male catkins and very young leaves of Barratt's willow as seen along the west bank of Little Stony Creek about one quarter of a mile downstream from the Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 19, 2012. Note that the catkins of this species bloom before the leaves appear.

Ventral leaf blade surface of Barratt Willow: Salix barrattiana (Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens) - Dorsal leaf blade surface of Barratt Willow: Salix barrattiana (Synonym: Salix barrattiana var. marcescens)

The lower (left) and upper (right) leaf surfaces of Barratt's willow as seen in Vertigo Valley east of Highway Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve...........August 28 2006. Note that both leaf surfaces are gray.

Paul Slichter