species 2,639 observations
Tea-leafed Willow
Salix planifolia
Field notes
Supports All
606
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Scudder's Sulphur, Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Cecropia Moth
388
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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, Andrena nida
8
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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
24
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Willow Bead Gall Mite, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan
60
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Western White, Freija Fritillary, Unequal Cellophane Bee
126
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.