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Top native willows

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 3 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 5 Well drained 3 Moist 28 Wet 22

Water use

High 3

Soil pH

Neutral 1

Form

Plant type

Perennial 5 Shrub 5 Tree 2
  • Interior Sandbar Willow Salix interior keystone caterpillars 400 bees 11 hosts 31 food 85 flowers 185 shelter 1
  • Prairie Willow Salix humilis keystone caterpillars 344 bees 10 hosts 23 food 77 flowers 146
  • Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana keystone caterpillars 316 bees 6 hosts 31 food 59 flowers 98
  • Geyer's Willow Salix geyeriana keystone caterpillars 275 bees 3 hosts 23 food 46 flowers 82
  • Bearberry Willow Salix uva-ursi keystone caterpillars 265 bees 7 hosts 15 food 41 flowers 89

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