Part of
willow genus Salix
in
willow family Salicaceae.
Native to most of the 🇺🇸 USA, extending into 🇲🇽 México and 🇨🇦 Canada.
🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48),
🗺 map (North America, Central America), 
🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA).
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
Salix hosts caterpillars of 455 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.
🌳︎🐝︎ Trees for Bees
This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive)
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
In areas where this plant is native, this plant is among
the wet-loving (but terrestrial
) shrubs and trees planted to protect eroding streambanks, lakeshores, floodplains, stormwater detention ponds, road slopes and landslides, using a process called
live-staking.
Propagation protocol for sister-species (Great Lakes).
Propagation protocol for sister-species (SW USA).