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Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
Fagales
Field notes
The Fagales are an order of flowering plants in the rosid group of dicotyledons, including some of the best-known trees. Well-known members of Fagales include: beeches, chestnuts, oaks, walnut, pecan, hickory, birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams, she-oaks, and southern beeches. The order name is derived from genus Fagus (beeches).
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
keystone
caterpillars
398
hosts
95
food
185
flowers
39
shelter
4
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
keystone
caterpillars
395
hosts
18
food
68
flowers
7
shelter
2
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
384
hosts
98
food
135
flowers
47
shelter
5
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White Oak
Quercus alba
keystone
caterpillars
383
hosts
104
food
163
flowers
49
shelter
6
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Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
keystone
caterpillars
378
hosts
92
food
115
flowers
51
shelter
2
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Black Oak
Quercus velutina
keystone
caterpillars
367
hosts
98
food
113
flowers
32
shelter
2
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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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Post Oak
Quercus stellata
keystone
caterpillars
349
hosts
92
food
131
flowers
28
shelter
4
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Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
keystone
caterpillars
346
hosts
95
food
122
flowers
29
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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Water Oak
Quercus nigra
keystone
caterpillars
342
hosts
97
food
121
flowers
29
shelter
2
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Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
keystone
caterpillars
341
hosts
99
food
123
flowers
38
shelter
2
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Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
keystone
caterpillars
341
hosts
81
food
114
flowers
40
shelter
2