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

Pacific Willow

Salix lucida var. lasiandra

Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Pacific willow as seen along the Springwater Trail at Main City Park, Gresham, OR........September 15, 2010.

Dorsal leaf surface of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) - Ventral leaf surface of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Close-up images of the dorsal (left) and ventral (right) leaf surfaces of pacific willow as seen along the Springwater Trail at Main City Park, Gresham, OR........September 15, 2010.

Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) - Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Staminate catkins and young leaves of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) - Staminate flowers and bracts of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Leaves and staminate flowers of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Close-ups of the young leaves and staminate catkins of pacific willow as seen along the Springwater Trail east of Main City Park in Gresham, Oregon........April 17, 2012. Note that the staminate flowers have more than two stamens which helps narrow down what this could be.

Female catkin of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) - Leaves of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) - Close-up of a glabrous capsule of Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra (Synonyms: Salix lasiandra var. abramsii, Salix lasiandra var. lancifolia, Salix lasiandra var. lyallii, Salix lasiandra var. macrophylla, Salix lasiandra var. recomponens, Salix lucida, Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra)

Close-ups of the leaves and catkins (with the glabrous capsules visible) of pacific willow as seen along the Springwater Trail near Main City Park, Gresham, OR.........May 24, 2011.
Paul Slichter