species 4,540 observations
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
Field notes
Supports All
600
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Cecropia Moth, Herald Moth
344
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Clark's Mining Bee, Frigid Mining Bee, Red-tailed Mining Bee, Wellesley Miner Bee
10
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Orange-banded Jewel Beetle, Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Rosette Gall Midge, Flat-headed Poplar Borer
23
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Bold Jumping Spider, Cottonwood Leaf Beetle, Tachyerges ephippiatus, Erythroneura rosa
77
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Carlin's Mining Bee, Rugose Mining Bee, Unequal Cellophane Bee, Blue Orchard Bee
146
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.