Top native willows
28 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bebb's Willow
Salix bebbiana
keystone
caterpillars
420
bees
11
hosts
30
food
91
flowers
144
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Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides
keystone
caterpillars
409
bees
13
hosts
32
food
86
flowers
173
shelter
1
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Interior Sandbar Willow
Salix interior
keystone
caterpillars
400
bees
11
hosts
31
food
85
flowers
185
shelter
1
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
keystone
caterpillars
400
bees
10
hosts
28
food
83
flowers
137
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Sage-leaf Willow
Salix candida
keystone
caterpillars
397
bees
10
hosts
25
food
80
flowers
127
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Shining Willow
Salix lucida
keystone
caterpillars
393
bees
10
hosts
30
food
82
flowers
130
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Meadow Willow
Salix petiolaris
keystone
caterpillars
381
bees
10
hosts
23
food
80
flowers
127
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Black Willow
Salix nigra
keystone
caterpillars
372
bees
10
hosts
29
food
91
flowers
169
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Heart-leaved Willow
Salix eriocephala
keystone
caterpillars
368
bees
10
hosts
25
food
84
flowers
123
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Bog Willow
Salix pedicellaris
keystone
caterpillars
358
bees
10
hosts
23
food
62
flowers
119
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Narrowleaf Willow
Salix exigua
keystone
caterpillars
338
bees
5
hosts
32
food
74
flowers
137
shelter
1
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False Mountain Willow
Salix pseudomonticola
keystone
caterpillars
338
bees
3
hosts
17
food
43
flowers
96
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Balsam Willow
Salix pyrifolia
keystone
caterpillars
323
bees
9
hosts
17
food
50
flowers
103
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Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana
keystone
caterpillars
316
bees
6
hosts
31
food
59
flowers
98
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Satiny Willow
Salix pellita
keystone
caterpillars
277
bees
3
hosts
14
food
40
flowers
74
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Geyer's Willow
Salix geyeriana
keystone
caterpillars
275
bees
3
hosts
23
food
46
flowers
82
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Sitka Willow
Salix sitchensis
keystone
caterpillars
263
bees
3
hosts
27
food
50
flowers
87
shelter
1
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Grayleaf Willow
Salix glauca
keystone
caterpillars
256
bees
3
hosts
15
food
38
flowers
78
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Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
255
bees
6
hosts
24
food
63
flowers
109
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Short-fruit Willow
Salix brachycarpa
keystone
caterpillars
249
bees
2
hosts
15
food
36
flowers
74
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Undergreen Willow
Salix commutata
keystone
caterpillars
233
bees
3
hosts
17
food
35
flowers
76
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Arctic Willow
Salix arctica
keystone
caterpillars
229
bees
2
hosts
14
food
33
flowers
74
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Coastal Willow
Salix hookeriana
keystone
caterpillars
220
bees
2
hosts
23
food
42
flowers
80
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Rock Willow
Salix vestita
keystone
caterpillars
197
bees
1
hosts
12
food
22
flowers
57
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Yellow Willow
Salix lutea
keystone
caterpillars
173
hosts
21
food
40
flowers
69
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Net-leaved Willow
Salix reticulata
keystone
caterpillars
115
bees
2
hosts
8
food
53
flowers
35
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Myrtle-leaf Willow
Salix myrtillifolia
keystone
caterpillars
102
bees
2
hosts
8
food
20
flowers
32
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Little-tree Willow
Salix arbusculoides
keystone
caterpillars
102
bees
2
hosts
8
food
20
flowers
32