Missouri River Willow

Salix eriocephala Michx. - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Missouri River Willow: Autographa ampla, Catocala relicta, Furcula modesta, Melanchra assimilis, Spiramater lutra

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
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.