species 1,942 observations
Lacey Oak
Quercus laceyi
Field notes
Supports All
355
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
206
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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, Agrilaxia flavimana
61
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Fox Squirrel, Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane, Blue Jay
69
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ophiderma flavicephala, Microcentrus perditus, Glossonotus acuminatus, Mourning Cloak
19
Range
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
- Deer resistant
- No
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.