Top native sallows and osiers
41 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bebb's Willow
Salix bebbiana
keystone
caterpillars
420
bees
11
hosts
30
food
91
flowers
144
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
keystone
caterpillars
400
bees
10
hosts
28
food
83
flowers
137
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Sage-leaf Willow
Salix candida
keystone
caterpillars
397
bees
10
hosts
25
food
80
flowers
127
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Tea-leafed Willow
Salix planifolia
keystone
caterpillars
388
bees
8
hosts
24
food
60
flowers
126
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Meadow Willow
Salix petiolaris
keystone
caterpillars
381
bees
10
hosts
23
food
80
flowers
127
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Heart-leaved Willow
Salix eriocephala
keystone
caterpillars
368
bees
10
hosts
25
food
84
flowers
123
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Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
keystone
caterpillars
344
bees
10
hosts
23
food
77
flowers
146
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False Mountain Willow
Salix pseudomonticola
keystone
caterpillars
338
bees
3
hosts
17
food
43
flowers
96
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Balsam Willow
Salix pyrifolia
keystone
caterpillars
323
bees
9
hosts
17
food
50
flowers
103
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Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana
keystone
caterpillars
316
bees
6
hosts
31
food
59
flowers
98
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Silky Willow
Salix sericea
keystone
caterpillars
313
bees
9
hosts
22
food
71
flowers
105
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Blueleaf Willow Salix myricoides keystone caterpillars 305 bees 5 hosts 20 food 64 flowers 97
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Sand Dune Willow
Salix cordata
keystone
caterpillars
296
bees
5
hosts
17
food
53
flowers
141
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Satiny Willow
Salix pellita
keystone
caterpillars
277
bees
3
hosts
14
food
40
flowers
74
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Geyer's Willow
Salix geyeriana
keystone
caterpillars
275
bees
3
hosts
23
food
46
flowers
82
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Sitka Willow
Salix sitchensis
keystone
caterpillars
263
bees
3
hosts
27
food
50
flowers
87
shelter
1
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Drummond's Willow
Salix drummondiana
keystone
caterpillars
260
bees
3
hosts
20
food
41
flowers
76
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Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
keystone
caterpillars
259
bees
5
hosts
32
food
54
flowers
85
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Mackenzie's Willow
Salix prolixa
keystone
caterpillars
256
bees
5
hosts
27
food
44
flowers
83
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Lemmon's Willow
Salix lemmonii
keystone
caterpillars
241
bees
2
hosts
24
food
42
flowers
78
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Booth's Willow
Salix boothii
keystone
caterpillars
240
bees
1
hosts
24
food
37
flowers
73
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Undergreen Willow
Salix commutata
keystone
caterpillars
233
bees
3
hosts
17
food
35
flowers
76
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Barclay's Willow
Salix barclayi
keystone
caterpillars
227
bees
2
hosts
16
food
34
flowers
71
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Coastal Willow
Salix hookeriana
keystone
caterpillars
220
bees
2
hosts
23
food
42
flowers
80
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Sierra Willow
Salix eastwoodiae
keystone
caterpillars
198
bees
1
hosts
19
food
37
flowers
70
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Wolf's Willow
Salix wolfii
keystone
caterpillars
184
hosts
15
food
33
flowers
56
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Yellow Willow
Salix lutea
keystone
caterpillars
173
hosts
21
food
40
flowers
69
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Park Willow
Salix monticola
keystone
caterpillars
172
bees
1
hosts
18
food
36
flowers
66
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Dewystem Willow
Salix irrorata
keystone
caterpillars
171
bees
1
hosts
15
food
39
flowers
66
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Barratt's Willow
Salix barrattiana
keystone
caterpillars
170
hosts
10
food
21
flowers
46
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Strap-leafed Willow
Salix ligulifolia
keystone
caterpillars
157
bees
1
hosts
13
food
34
flowers
57
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Del Norte Willow
Salix delnortensis
keystone
caterpillars
152
bees
1
hosts
12
food
28
flowers
53
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One-color Willow
Salix monochroma
keystone
caterpillars
145
bees
1
hosts
11
food
23
flowers
52
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Brewer's Willow
Salix breweri
keystone
caterpillars
126
hosts
22
food
31
flowers
59
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Tracy's Willow
Salix tracyi
keystone
caterpillars
117
hosts
10
food
20
flowers
43
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Gray-leafed Sierra Willow
Salix orestera
keystone
caterpillars
112
bees
1
hosts
14
food
29
flowers
52
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Jepson's Willow
Salix jepsonii
keystone
caterpillars
107
bees
1
hosts
13
food
27
flowers
52
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Arizona Willow
Salix arizonica
keystone
caterpillars
103
hosts
14
food
19
flowers
49
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Alaska Willow
Salix alaxensis
keystone
caterpillars
102
bees
2
hosts
8
food
20
flowers
34
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Myrtle-leaf Willow
Salix myrtillifolia
keystone
caterpillars
102
bees
2
hosts
8
food
20
flowers
32
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Little-tree Willow
Salix arbusculoides
keystone
caterpillars
102
bees
2
hosts
8
food
20
flowers
32