Top native willows

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

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14 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 29 Part shade 20 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 14

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Moist 14 Wet 8

Water use

Soil pH

Form

Plant type

Perennial 14 Shrub 14 Tree 9

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides keystone caterpillars 409 bees 13 hosts 32 food 86 flowers 173 shelter 1
Interior Sandbar Willow Salix interior keystone caterpillars 400 bees 11 hosts 31 food 85 flowers 185 shelter 1
Shining Willow Salix lucida keystone caterpillars 393 bees 10 hosts 30 food 82 flowers 130
False Mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola keystone caterpillars 338 bees 3 hosts 17 food 43 flowers 96
Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana keystone caterpillars 316 bees 6 hosts 31 food 59 flowers 98
Satiny Willow Salix pellita keystone caterpillars 277 bees 3 hosts 14 food 40 flowers 74
Geyer's Willow Salix geyeriana keystone caterpillars 275 bees 3 hosts 23 food 46 flowers 82
Sitka Willow Salix sitchensis keystone caterpillars 263 bees 3 hosts 27 food 50 flowers 87 shelter 1
Undergreen Willow Salix commutata keystone caterpillars 233 bees 3 hosts 17 food 35 flowers 76
Coastal Willow Salix hookeriana keystone caterpillars 220 bees 2 hosts 23 food 42 flowers 80
Rock Willow Salix vestita keystone caterpillars 197 bees 1 hosts 12 food 22 flowers 57
Net-leaved Willow Salix reticulata keystone caterpillars 115 bees 2 hosts 8 food 53 flowers 35
Little-tree Willow Salix arbusculoides keystone caterpillars 102 bees 2 hosts 8 food 20 flowers 32