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Andrena vaga, commonly known as the grey-backed mining bee, is a solitary bee species found across Europe. It is oligolectic, meaning females collect pollen almost exclusively from willow (Salix) species to provision their nests. The species forms dense nesting aggregations in sandy or gravelly soil...
Andrena clarkella is an early-spring mining bee found across Europe and North America. It is a specialist pollinator, foraging primarily on willow blossoms for nectar and pollen. The bee nests in the ground, often in sandy soils, and is active from March to May.
Colletes cunicularius, commonly known as the spring mining bee, is a solitary bee species described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. These bees are found across Europe and parts of Asia, where they emerge in early spring to create nesting burrows in sandy soils, particularly in coastal dunes. Females colle...
A Eurasian willow named for its purple-tinged young stems, long prized as a premier basketry material and now widely naturalized across North America.
A low-growing willow native to eastern North America that ranks among the earliest shrubs to bloom in spring, supplying critical pollen to bees across prairies and open woodlands.
Satyrium acadica, the Acadian Hairstreak, is a North American butterfly ranging from Canada to the northern United States whose caterpillars feed exclusively on willows (Salix).
A perennial woody bracket fungus parasitic on willows and other hardwoods, producing hoof-shaped conks historically used as tinder and in traditional folk medicine.
The Willow Leaf Beetle is a widely distributed chrysomelid insect, notable for its metallic blue or green coloring and its habit of skeletonizing the leaves of various willow species.
