Prairie Willow
Salix humilis Marshall - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 10 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Prairie Willow: Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Erynnis persius, Gypsonoma salicicolana, Hemileuca maia maia, Hyalophora cecropia, Nycteola frigidana, Polygonia faunus, Pyreferra citrombra, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Synanthedon sigmoidea, Trichordestra legitima
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
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.