Top native Hastatae

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 4 Part shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Form

Plant type

Perennial 13 Shrub 13 Tree 5

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
Blueleaf Willow Salix myricoides keystone caterpillars 305 bees 5 hosts 20 food 64 flowers 97
Sand Dune Willow Salix cordata keystone caterpillars 296 bees 5 hosts 17 food 53 flowers 141
Booth's Willow Salix boothii keystone caterpillars 240 bees 1 hosts 24 food 37 flowers 73
Undergreen Willow Salix commutata keystone caterpillars 233 bees 3 hosts 17 food 35 flowers 76
Barclay's Willow Salix barclayi keystone caterpillars 227 bees 2 hosts 16 food 34 flowers 71
Sierra Willow Salix eastwoodiae keystone caterpillars 198 bees 1 hosts 19 food 37 flowers 70
Wolf's Willow Salix wolfii keystone caterpillars 184 hosts 15 food 33 flowers 56
Park Willow Salix monticola keystone caterpillars 172 bees 1 hosts 18 food 36 flowers 66
Gray-leafed Sierra Willow Salix orestera keystone caterpillars 112 bees 1 hosts 14 food 29 flowers 52
Arizona Willow Salix arizonica keystone caterpillars 103 hosts 14 food 19 flowers 49
Myrtle-leaf Willow Salix myrtillifolia keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32