General:
Deciduous shrub, 1-5 m tall with many stems, densely clumped or spreading by suckers; twigs hairy, glandular.

Leaves:
Alternate, deciduous, elliptic to oval, leaf blades heart-shaped with sharp-pointed tips, doubly saw-toothed, paler below than above, 5-10 cm long, turning yellow in the fall.

Flowers:
Male flowers in catkins appearing before the leaves in spring; female flowers in a very small catkin with protruding red stigmas.

Fruits:
Edible, hard-shelled nuts not completely enclosed by thinly downy, lacerated bractlets, in 2's or 3's at the ends of the branches.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia