species 5,760 observations
Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Field notes
Supports All
387
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, Red-banded Hairstreak, Florida Oakworm Moth, Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
233
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Dryocosmus archboldi, Kokkocynips difficilis, Marginal Leaf Fold Gall Midge, Disholcaspis quercusomnivora
56
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eratoneura comoides, Alebra floridae, Zyginama tripunctata, Florida Scrub-Jay
68
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Golden Sweat Bee, Colletes brimleyi, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala
30
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
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Habit
- Broad Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Tree
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.