species 38,588 observations
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Field notes
Supports All
549
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, White M Hairstreak, Sonoran Tent Caterpillar, Gray Hairstreak
321
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Leafy Oak Gall Wasp, Belonocnema kinseyi, Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp, Jumping Gall Wasp
91
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Aceria quercerina, Cyrtolobus rufulus, Oak Treehopper, Cyrtolobus tuberosus
107
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Loggerhead Shrike, Boat-tailed Grackle, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala
28
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Seminole Bat, Wasp
2
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
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Salt Storm damage Wet soil Wind
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.