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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
  6. Beech Family
  7. Oaks
  8. North American Red Oaks
  9. Phellos
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Top native Phellos

7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 5 Well drained 7 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 3

Soil

Sand 6 Loam 7 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 6 Neutral 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 5

Deer resistant

Yes 4

Resists

Dry soil 2 Poor soil 2 Salt 2 Black walnut 1 Humidity 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 9 Erect 6 Dense 3 Multi stemmed 3 Spreading 3 Broad 2 Conical 2 Oval 2 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Tree 6 Poisonous 4 Shrub 2 Perennial 1
  • Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata keystone caterpillars 332 hosts 95 food 127 flowers 22 shelter 3
  • Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria keystone caterpillars 329 hosts 87 food 108 flowers 36 shelter 2
  • Swamp Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia keystone caterpillars 316 hosts 89 food 101 flowers 31 shelter 3
  • Bluejack Oak Quercus incana keystone caterpillars 299 hosts 84 food 95 flowers 31
  • Darlington Oak Quercus hemisphaerica keystone caterpillars 290 hosts 85 food 94 flowers 31 shelter 1
  • Georgia Oak Quercus georgiana keystone caterpillars 263 hosts 69 food 81 flowers 30
  • Florida Scrub Oak Quercus inopina keystone caterpillars 161 hosts 34 food 44 flowers 17

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