Meadow Willow
Salix petiolaris Sm. - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late 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 Meadow Willow: 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
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.