Learn more about willow genus Salix (Salix spp.)
A group of about 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs.
Part of
willow family Salicaceae.
Native to cold and temperate regions of the 🌐︎ Northern Hemisphere, usually in areas with moist soils.
🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48)
(color key),
🗺 map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (3 species, not identified above).
🗺 Map of moist soils (🇺🇸 USA-48) (bottom left > select).
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
Salix hosts caterpillars of 455 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.
In areas where these plants are native, these plants are 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.
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