species 275 observations
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Field notes
Supports All
437
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Carpenterworm Moth, Cecropia Moth
268
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Andricus quercusutriculus, Anthaxia quercata, Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp, Spurred Metallic Wood-borer
62
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Florida Scrub-Jay, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane
80
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus, Ophiderma definitum
27
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist Wet
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.