Bog Willow

Salix pedicellaris Pursh - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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 Bog Willow: Hemileuca lucina, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • USA:  Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.