species 9,935 observations
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
Field notes
Supports All
573
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Juvenal's Duskywing, Banded Hairstreak, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter fitchella
344
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Druon quercusflocci, Round Bullet Gall Wasp, Oak Flake Gall Wasp, Andricus quercusutriculus
88
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Xantholobus muticus, Cyrtolobus auroreus, Eratoneura carmini, Cyrtolobus vau
112
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus, Ophiderma definitum
24
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eupelmus, Eastern Red Bat, Torymus tubicola, Sycophila
5
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.