species 31,667 observations
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Field notes
Quercus phellos, the willow oak, also peach oak, water oak, and swamp chestnut oak, is a North American species of deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks. It is native to the south-central and eastern United States.
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603
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, Red-spotted Admiral, White-marked Tussock Moth, Polyphemus Moth
341
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Succulent Oak Gall Wasp, Oak Leaf Gall Midge, Zapatella quercusphellos, Kokkocynips difficilis
99
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ophiderma flavicephala, Smilia fasciata, Ophiderma definitum, Oak Treehopper
123
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Regal Oak Mirid, Carolina Mantis, North American Wheel Bug, Stictocephala brevitylus
38
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Wasp, Eupelmus
2
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
- High
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.