Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis Benth. - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Arroyo Willow: Acleris hastiana, Acleris senescens, Agonopterix argillacea, Archips argyrospila, Argyrotaenia francisana, Batrachedra salicipomonella, Batrachedra striolata, Caloptilia palustriella, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coleotechnites gallicola, Coptodisca saliciella, Epinotia columbia, Epinotia keiferana, Hemileuca nevadensis, Limenitis lorquini, Marmara salictella, Pandemis pyrusana, Papilio rutulus, Phyllonorycter apicinigrella, Satyrium sylvinum

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.