species 2,042 observations
Shining Willow
Salix lucida
Field notes
Supports All
645
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mourning Cloak, Herald Moth, Black-rimmed Prominent, Lorquin's Admiral
393
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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 Apple Gall Sawfly, Orange-banded Jewel Beetle, Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Rosette Gall Midge
30
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Idiocerus nervatus, White-tailed Deer, Willow Gall Limb Borer, Palonica pyramidata
82
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Unequal Cellophane Bee, Bright Miner, Orange-legged Miner Bee
130
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.