species 6,793 observations
Heart-leaved Willow
Salix eriocephala
Field notes
Supports All
610
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White Underwing, Otter Spiramater Moth, Modest Furcula Moth, Fall Webworm Moth
368
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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
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Beaked-gall Midge, Euura salicispomum, Willow Apple Gall Sawfly
25
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle, Orange-legged Drone Fly, Dusky-banded Leafwalker, Davisonia americana
84
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Toothed Miner Bee, Cresson's Mining Bee, Unequal Cellophane Bee
123
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.