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 9 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2 Moist 7 Wet 6

Water use

Medium 1 High 9

Soil

Sand 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 3

Toughness

Resists

Dry soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Multi stemmed 2 Dense 1

Plant type

Shrub 9 Perennial 8 Tree 5

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
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
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
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
Yellow Willow Salix lutea keystone caterpillars 173 hosts 21 food 40 flowers 69