Top native sallows and osiers

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

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13 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 13 Part shade 7 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 5

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2 Moist 16 Wet 13

Water use

Medium 1 High 6

Soil

Sand 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2

Toughness

Resists

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Perennial 13 Shrub 13 Tree 9

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
Sage-leaf Willow Salix candida keystone caterpillars 397 bees 10 hosts 25 food 80 flowers 127
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
Prairie Willow Salix humilis keystone caterpillars 344 bees 10 hosts 23 food 77 flowers 146
Balsam Willow Salix pyrifolia keystone caterpillars 323 bees 9 hosts 17 food 50 flowers 103
Silky Willow Salix sericea keystone caterpillars 313 bees 9 hosts 22 food 71 flowers 105
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
Myrtle-leaf Willow Salix myrtillifolia keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32