Willow

Salix gilgiana

The New York Botanical Garden

Taxonomy

Division:: Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:: Salicaceae
Genus:: Salix
Species:: Salix gilgiana

Growth Characteristics

Height:: 12-20 ft
Light Requirements:: Full Sun
Drought Tolerance:: High
Bloom Months:: mar, apr, may
Bloom Colors:: yellow

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:: ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Bee Keystone:: ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of native bee species using this genus for pollen and nectar (Source: National Wildlife Federation)

Reported Fauna Sightings

Bees: American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus), Confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Cryptic bumble bee (Bombus cryptarum), Cryptic bumble bee (Bombus cryptarum), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus), Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus), Obscure bumble bee (Bombus caliginosus), Obscure bumble bee (Bombus caliginosus), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Hummingbirds: Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope), Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) Butterflies:Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus), Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus), American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Anglewings (Polygonia Hübner), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon), Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Texola Higgins, Adelpha eulalia, Codatractus arizonensis, Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia), Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia), Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Colias canadensis, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), (Amblyscirtes celia), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus), Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus), Common Swallowtails (Papilio Linnaeus), Crescents (Phyciodes Hübner), Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica), (Erebia disa), Draco Skipper (Polites draco), Draco Skipper (Polites draco), Dull Firetip (Apyrrothrix araxes), Dull Firetip (Apyrrothrix araxes), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon), Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia), Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia), (Thymelicus lineola), (Thymelicus lineola), Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius), Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius), Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella), Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella), Glutophrissa drusilla, Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija), Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija), Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis), Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis), Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos), Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus), Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis), Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici), Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici), Hermeuptychia Satyr sp. (Hermeuptychia Forster), Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis), Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Julia (Dryas iulia), Julia (Dryas iulia), Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta), Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta), Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana), Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda), Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa), Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa), Margined White (Pieris marginalis), Margined White (Pieris marginalis), Marine Blue (Leptotes marina), Marine Blue (Leptotes marina), Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana), Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas), Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas), Pyrisitia nise, ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia), Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia), Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis), Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Cyllopsis pyracmon, Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca), Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Peck's Skipper (Polites coras), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola), Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata), Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata), Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus), Atrytonopsis edwardsi, Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis), Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Soldier (Danaus eresimus), Soldier (Danaus eresimus), Hermeuptychia hermybius, Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Pearly Eye (Lethe portlandia), Southern Pearly Eye (Lethe portlandia), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon), Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon), Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia), Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia), Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Texas Powdered-Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta), Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas), Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata), Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata), Two-tailed Swallowtail (Pterourus multicaudatus), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko), Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens), White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore), White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa), Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)

Soil Requirements

Soil Type:: rich, well-drained loamy soil
pH:: 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
Drainage:: tolerates poor drainage
Moisture:: consistently moist
Notes:: Commonly found along riverbanks and wetlands