Narrowleaf Willow
Salix exigua Nutt. - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Narrowleaf Willow: Agapema homogena, Anacampsis sacramenta, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Aristotelia fungivorella, Aristotelia salicifungiella, Automeris io, Caloptilia stigmatella, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca maia maia, Hemileuca nevadensis, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora kasloensis, Hyles lineata, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis weidemeyerii, Malacosoma disstria, Micrurapteryx salicifoliella, Nymphalis antiopa, Papilio rutulus, Phyllonorycter salicifoliella, Rothschildia lebeau forbesi, Saturnia homogena, Saturnia mendocino, Satyrium acadicum, Satyrium sylvinum
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
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.