Top native sallows and osiers

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

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22 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 11 Part shade 7 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 6

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 11 Wet 9

Water use

Medium 1 High 5

Soil

Sand 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Resists

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Shrub 41 Perennial 40 Tree 22

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
Tea-leafed Willow Salix planifolia keystone caterpillars 388 bees 8 hosts 24 food 60 flowers 126
Meadow Willow Salix petiolaris keystone caterpillars 381 bees 10 hosts 23 food 80 flowers 127
Heart-leaved Willow Salix eriocephala keystone caterpillars 368 bees 10 hosts 25 food 84 flowers 123
Balsam Willow Salix pyrifolia keystone caterpillars 323 bees 9 hosts 17 food 50 flowers 103
Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana keystone caterpillars 316 bees 6 hosts 31 food 59 flowers 98
Silky Willow Salix sericea keystone caterpillars 313 bees 9 hosts 22 food 71 flowers 105
Blueleaf Willow Salix myricoides keystone caterpillars 305 bees 5 hosts 20 food 64 flowers 97
Satiny Willow Salix pellita keystone caterpillars 277 bees 3 hosts 14 food 40 flowers 74
Sitka Willow Salix sitchensis keystone caterpillars 263 bees 3 hosts 27 food 50 flowers 87 shelter 1
Arroyo Willow Salix lasiolepis keystone caterpillars 259 bees 5 hosts 32 food 54 flowers 85
Mackenzie's Willow Salix prolixa keystone caterpillars 256 bees 5 hosts 27 food 44 flowers 83
Barclay's Willow Salix barclayi keystone caterpillars 227 bees 2 hosts 16 food 34 flowers 71
Coastal Willow Salix hookeriana keystone caterpillars 220 bees 2 hosts 23 food 42 flowers 80
Yellow Willow Salix lutea keystone caterpillars 173 hosts 21 food 40 flowers 69
Park Willow Salix monticola keystone caterpillars 172 bees 1 hosts 18 food 36 flowers 66
Strap-leafed Willow Salix ligulifolia keystone caterpillars 157 bees 1 hosts 13 food 34 flowers 57
Brewer's Willow Salix breweri keystone caterpillars 126 hosts 22 food 31 flowers 59
Tracy's Willow Salix tracyi keystone caterpillars 117 hosts 10 food 20 flowers 43
Alaska Willow Salix alaxensis keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 34
Myrtle-leaf Willow Salix myrtillifolia keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32
Little-tree Willow Salix arbusculoides keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32