Top native oaks
14 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
keystone
caterpillars
346
hosts
95
food
122
flowers
29
shelter
2
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Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
keystone
caterpillars
299
hosts
84
food
95
flowers
31
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Texas Live Oak
Quercus fusiformis
keystone
caterpillars
237
hosts
64
food
73
flowers
20
shelter
1
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Buckley's Oak
Quercus buckleyi
keystone
caterpillars
234
hosts
65
food
73
flowers
22
shelter
1
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Gray Oak
Quercus grisea
keystone
caterpillars
190
hosts
40
food
60
flowers
14
shelter
1
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Mohr Oak
Quercus mohriana
keystone
caterpillars
158
hosts
37
food
54
flowers
15
shelter
1
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Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
keystone
caterpillars
147
hosts
37
food
61
flowers
11
shelter
1
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Havard Oak
Quercus havardii
keystone
caterpillars
145
hosts
29
food
50
flowers
10
shelter
2
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Oregon Oak
Quercus garryana
keystone
caterpillars
125
hosts
51
food
40
flowers
11
shelter
2
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Arizona White Oak
Quercus arizonica
keystone
caterpillars
104
hosts
27
food
37
flowers
7
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Emory Oak
Quercus emoryi
keystone
caterpillars
99
hosts
22
food
37
flowers
7
shelter
1
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Pungent Oak
Quercus pungens
keystone
caterpillars
88
hosts
19
food
35
flowers
7
shelter
1
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Blue Oak
Quercus douglasii
keystone
caterpillars
87
hosts
56
food
45
flowers
12
shelter
2
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Nuttall's Scrub Oak
Quercus dumosa
keystone
caterpillars
77
hosts
40
food
29
flowers
7
shelter
3