species 31,200 observations
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Field notes
Supports All
671
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Viceroy, Mother Underwing Moth, Red-spotted Admiral, Mourning Cloak
372
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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
Red-headed Ash Borer, Willow Redgall Sawfly, Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Apple Gall Sawfly
29
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Macropsis decisa, Willow Bead Gall Mite, Honeylocust Treehopper, Locust Treehopper
91
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Macoupin County Miner Bee, Maize Calligrapher, Blue Orchard Bee
169
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
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist Wet
- Water use
- High
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Compaction Fire Heat Wet soil
- Habit
- Multi trunked Rounded Spreading Weeping
- Plant type
- Tree
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.