Netleaf willow
![Small green shrub in the center with bright red bults on the right-most leaf. Other low lying arctic plants as groundcover.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/Salix_reticulata.jpg?itok=6t83pI83)
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.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Photo by Heather Johnson, USGS