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Middle-aged tree bark |
Middle-aged tree bark |
Older-aged tree bark |
Older-aged tree bark |
Leaf from last year (dorsal) with freshly sprouting leaves during spring |
Leaf from last year (ventral) with freshly sprouting leaves during spring |
Fresh leaves sprouting during spring |
Fresh leaves sprouting during spring |
Fresh leaves are hairy |
Fresh leaves are hairy |
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Goodding's Willow leaves: dorsal surface |
Goodding's Willow leaves: ventral surface |
Goodding's Willow leaves: dorsal surface |
Goodding's Willow leaves: ventral surface |
Leaves with serrate edges, hairs on lower surface |
Leaves with serrate edges, hairs on lower surface |
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Fresh leaves with sprouting catkins |
Fresh leaves with sprouting catkins |
Fresh catkin with flower buds |
Stem with flower buds and flowers |
Catkin with open flowers |
Catkin with open flowers |
Catkin with developing fruits |
Catkin with developing fruits |
Catkin starting to produce cotton |
Catkin starting to produce cotton |
Catkin obscured by dense mass of cotton -- ready to sail on the wind and disperse seeds to other wet areas in the desert southwest. |
Catkin obscured by dense mass of cotton -- ready to sail on the wind and disperse seeds to other wet areas in the desert southwest. |
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Spent fruits |
Spent fruits |