Habit and Habitat . Photo taken in the N.W.T., Kitigazuit. Habit and habitat . Photo taken at Nicolson Island, N.W.T. by Laurie Consaul, July 1997. Close-up of a branch of a female plant .
Petioles are very short, barely exceeding the bud.
Close-up of three female catkins . Close-up of female catkin . The catkin is slender and compact. The stipes are short and the ovaries are almost sessile on the rachis. Close-up of female catkin .