species 16,992 observations
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Field notes
Supports All
658
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mourning Cloak, Subdued Quaker, Willow Dart, Plush-naped Pinion
400
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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, Euura salicispomum, Willow Apple Gall Sawfly, Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
28
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle, Clay-colored Leaf Beetle, Dusky-banded Leafwalker, Venus Cryptocephalus
83
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Unequal Cellophane Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Black-shouldered Drone Fly
137
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Resists
- Dry soil
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Shrub
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.