Top native dwarf and creeping willows

17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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17 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 6 Wet 2

Form

Plant type

Perennial 17 Shrub 17 Tree 1

Bog Willow Salix pedicellaris keystone caterpillars 358 bees 10 hosts 23 food 62 flowers 119
Rocky Mountain Willow Salix petrophila keystone caterpillars 265 bees 3 hosts 22 food 42 flowers 76
Bearberry Willow Salix uva-ursi keystone caterpillars 265 bees 7 hosts 15 food 41 flowers 89
Grayleaf Willow Salix glauca keystone caterpillars 256 bees 3 hosts 15 food 38 flowers 78
Short-fruit Willow Salix brachycarpa keystone caterpillars 249 bees 2 hosts 15 food 36 flowers 74
Least Willow Salix herbacea keystone caterpillars 245 bees 3 hosts 10 food 67 flowers 77
Snow Willow Salix nivalis keystone caterpillars 237 bees 2 hosts 18 food 36 flowers 68
Arctic Willow Salix arctica keystone caterpillars 229 bees 2 hosts 14 food 33 flowers 74
Cascade Willow Salix cascadensis keystone caterpillars 217 bees 1 hosts 22 food 36 flowers 70
Rock Willow Salix vestita keystone caterpillars 197 bees 1 hosts 12 food 22 flowers 57
Net-leaved Willow Salix reticulata keystone caterpillars 115 bees 2 hosts 8 food 53 flowers 35
Roundleaf Willow Salix rotundifolia keystone caterpillars 98 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 34
Alaska Bog Willow Salix fuscescens keystone caterpillars 95 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 33
Polar Willow Salix polaris keystone caterpillars 93 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 34
Sprouting Leaf Willow Salix stolonifera keystone caterpillars 91 bees 2 hosts 8 food 18 flowers 29
Oval-leaf Willow Salix ovalifolia keystone caterpillars 60 bees 2 hosts 7 food 19 flowers 26
Arctic Willow Salix arctophila keystone caterpillars 2 food 1