Top native oaks
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Oak
Quercus alba
keystone
caterpillars
383
hosts
104
food
163
flowers
49
shelter
6
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Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
keystone
caterpillars
361
hosts
88
food
115
flowers
26
shelter
2
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Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
keystone
caterpillars
360
hosts
95
food
111
flowers
33
shelter
2
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Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
keystone
caterpillars
359
hosts
90
food
161
flowers
32
shelter
2
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Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
keystone
caterpillars
344
hosts
88
food
112
flowers
24
shelter
5
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Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
keystone
caterpillars
290
hosts
85
food
94
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Oglethorpe Oak
Quercus oglethorpensis
keystone
caterpillars
258
hosts
66
food
79
flowers
25