species 1,309 observations
Polar Willow
Salix polaris
Field notes
Salix polaris, the polar willow, is a species of willow with a circumpolar distribution in the high arctic tundra, extending north to the limits of land, and south of the Arctic in the mountains of Norway, the northern Ural Mountains, the northern Altay Mountains, Kamchatka, and British Columbia, Canada.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth, Mourning Cloak, Peppered Moth, Herald Moth
93
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Clark's Mining Bee, Frigid Mining Bee
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Rosette Gall Midge, Flat-headed Poplar Borer, Willow Beaked-gall Midge
8
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Bead Gall Mite, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan
20
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Red Admiral, Cryptic Bumble Bee, Perplexing Bumble Bee
34
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.