Top native Salicaster

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Water use

Soil pH

Form

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Tree 2

Shining Willow Salix lucida keystone caterpillars 393 bees 10 hosts 30 food 82 flowers 130
Autumn Willow Salix serissima keystone caterpillars 384 bees 10 hosts 24 food 75 flowers 123
Pacific Willow Salix lasiandra caterpillars 294 bees 5 hosts 30 food 54 flowers 89