[Willows: The Genus Salix in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow

Salix hookeriana

Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi

Male catkins of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Habitat of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Hooker's willow beginning to bloom along the Memaloose Trail in a creek between Marsh and Chatfield (Castileja) Hills, Memaloose area of the Columbia River Gorge.....March 18, 2022.

Staminate catkins of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Ventral surface of a young leaf of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Pistols and floral bracts of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Pistillate catkins and young leaves of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Staminate flowers and subtending bracts of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Shiny dorsal surface of a young leaf of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Close-ups of the male catkins, female catkins, glabrous pistils with black, hairy with entire tips, and the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the young leaves of coastal willow as seen along the Springwater Trail to the east of Main City Park, Gresham, Oregon..........April 17, 2012.

Female catkin of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Male catkin of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Female catkins of Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Hooker's willow beginning to bloom along the Memaloose Trail in a creek just east of the junction of Highway 30 and Marsh Cutoff Road, Columbia River Gorge..........March 2, 2016. Both female and male catkins are shown.

Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi) - Coastal Willow, Dune Willow, Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana (Synonyms: Salix amplifolia, Salix hookeriana var. laurifolia, Salix hookeriana var. tomentosa, Salix piperi)

Hooker's willow blooming along the Memaloose Trail along a creek between Marsh and Chatfield Hills, Columbia River Gorge.....March 20, 2024.

Paul Slichter