Top native sallows and osiers

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

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16 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 13 Part shade 10 Full shade 9

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2 Moist 16 Wet 13

Water use

Soil pH

Toughness

Resists

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Shrub 16 Perennial 15 Tree 11

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
Pussy Willow Salix discolor keystone caterpillars 400 bees 10 hosts 28 food 83 flowers 137
Sage-leaf Willow Salix candida keystone caterpillars 397 bees 10 hosts 25 food 80 flowers 127
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
False Mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola keystone caterpillars 338 bees 3 hosts 17 food 43 flowers 96
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
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
Yellow Willow Salix lutea keystone caterpillars 173 hosts 21 food 40 flowers 69
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