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Netleaf willow

By Alaska Science Center
Small green shrub in the center with bright red bults on the right-most leaf. Other low lying arctic plants as groundcover.
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Detailed Description

Summer photo of Salix reticulata in the USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a forage species commonly consumed by barren-ground caribou. The bright red bulbs on the right leaf are not berries, but galls, likely caused by bacteria, fungi, or insects.

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Public Domain.

Photo by Heather Johnson, USGS