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species 7,033 observations

Pacific Willow

Salix lasiandra

Status
native
Bees
5 specialists raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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472 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Western Tiger Swallowtail, Mourning Cloak, Fall Webworm Moth, Lorquin's Admiral 294
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Frigid Mining Bee, Perdita salicis, Maria Miner Bee, Colourful Willow Miner Bee 5
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Willow Apple Gall Sawfly, Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Willow Rosette Gall Midge, Flat-headed Poplar Borer 30
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Idiocerus nervatus, Willow Bead Gall Mite, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Ruffed Grouse 54
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Blue-green Sharpshooter, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Bright Miner, Orange-legged Miner Bee 89

Children

  • Tail-leaf Willow

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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