species 6,728 observations

American Turkey Oak

Quercus laevis

Field notes

Supports All

479 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Banded Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Coastal Barrens Buck Moth, Hyparpax perophoroides 285
Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Oval Jewel Beetle, Anthaxia quercata, Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp, Spurred Metallic Wood-borer 74
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Oak Treehopper, Camel Treehopper, Xantholobus muticus 92
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Microcentrus perditus, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus 28

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry Well drained Moist
Water use: Medium
Soil: Rocky Sand Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Drought tolerant: Yes
Deer resistant: Yes
Resists: Dry soil Wind
Habit: Rounded Spreading
Plant type: Perennial Tree Poisonous

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.