Pussy Willow
Salix discolor Muhl. - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Pussy Willow: Acleris implexana, Acleris walkerana, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca nevadensis, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Limenitis archippus, Lymantria dispar, Mesothea incertata incertata, Phyllonorycter scudderella, Rothschildia jorulla, Rothschildia lebeau forbesi, Satyrium acadicum, Sphinx luscitiosa, Stigmella fuscotibiella
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
- USA: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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.