species 9,885 observations
Bear Oak
Quercus ilicifolia
Field notes
Supports All
544
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, Edwards' Hairstreak, Red-spotted Admiral, Viceroy
328
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Anthaxia quercata, Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp, Spurred Metallic Wood-borer, Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
76
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Cyrtolobus vau, Deraeocoris nebulosus, Phytocoris canadensis
108
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus, Ophiderma definitum
30
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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
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.