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  9. Bastard Oak

species 4,001 observations

Bastard Oak

Quercus sinuata

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

Field notes

Supports All

518 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Juvenal's Duskywing, Pacific Tent Caterpillar, Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth, Arizona Hairstreak 310
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Kokkocynips coxii, Andricus lustrans, Amphibolips fusus, Anthaxia quercata 82
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sonoran Flag-Bearer, Blue Jay, Arizona Gray Squirrel, Goldspotted Oak Borer 97
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Zyginama nicholi, Mourning Cloak, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala 28
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Eupelmus 1

Children

  • White Shin Oak
  • Durand White Oak

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
Moisture
Dry
Soil pH
Neutral
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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