Mt. Rainier Flora --
Salix sitchensis -- (Sitka Willow)
The developing female catkins are shown in this photo. This willow is most common below 3,000 feet although it is also encountered in lower subalpine moist habitat.
Author: Susan McDougall
Kautz Creek roadside, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.736, -121.8561, 2408
Date: April 29, 2014
This photograph shows the silvery undersides of the leaves.
Author: Susan McDougall
Sunshine Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.738, -121.9086, 2024
Date: August 2, 2014
The most common willow at the Park, Sitka Willow forms large thickets or sometimes takes a treelike form with a single large trunk.
Author: Susan McDougall
south of Cayuse Pass, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.8171, -121.5534, 2844
Date: July 25, 2014
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