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  4. Dicots
  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
  6. Beech Family
  7. Oaks
  8. Southern Live Oaks
  9. Texas Live Oak

species 20,215 observations

Texas Live Oak

Quercus fusiformis

Status
native
Keystone
566 caterpillar species raised on Quercus trees
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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395 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Horace's Duskywing, Propertius Duskywing, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth 237
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Belonocnema kinseyi, Leafy Oak Gall Wasp, Mealy Oak Gall Wasp, Anthaxia quercata 64
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Fox Squirrel, Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane, Blue Jay 73
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Microcentrus perditus, Ophiderma flavicephala, Glossonotus acuminatus, Mourning Cloak 20
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Eupelmus 1

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 Part shade
Moisture
Dry
Water use
Low
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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