Meadow Willow

Salix petiolaris Sm.

Willow family

Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
20.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Acronicta grisea, Anagoga occiduaria, Anaplectoides pressus, Cerastis tenebrifera, Furcula occidentalis, Hemileuca lucina, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Lacanobia radix, Morrisonia confusa, Pheosia rimosa, Polia nimbosa, Pyreferra citrombra, Satyrium acadicum, Schizura unicornis, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Sthenopis thule, Zale minerea

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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