Top native sallows and osiers

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 17 Part shade 11 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 9

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Moist 9 Wet 5

Water use

Form

Plant type

Perennial 9 Shrub 9 Tree 6

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
False Mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola keystone caterpillars 338 bees 3 hosts 17 food 43 flowers 96
Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana keystone caterpillars 316 bees 6 hosts 31 food 59 flowers 98
Satiny Willow Salix pellita keystone caterpillars 277 bees 3 hosts 14 food 40 flowers 74
Geyer's Willow Salix geyeriana keystone caterpillars 275 bees 3 hosts 23 food 46 flowers 82
Sitka Willow Salix sitchensis keystone caterpillars 263 bees 3 hosts 27 food 50 flowers 87 shelter 1
Undergreen Willow Salix commutata keystone caterpillars 233 bees 3 hosts 17 food 35 flowers 76
Coastal Willow Salix hookeriana keystone caterpillars 220 bees 2 hosts 23 food 42 flowers 80
Little-tree Willow Salix arbusculoides keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32