species 33,770 observations
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Field notes
Supports All
591
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, Juvenal's Duskywing, Scalloped Sack-bearer Moth, Phyllonorycter aeriferella
342
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Oak Leaf Gall Midge, Dryocosmus floridensis, Kokkocynips difficilis, Succulent Oak Gall Wasp
97
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ophiderma definitum, Ophiderma flavicephala, Oak Treehopper, Camel Treehopper
121
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Cyrtolobus clarus, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Regal Oak Mirid
29
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eastern Red Bat, Wasp
2
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Moisture
- Well drained Wet
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Compaction Fire Pollution Salt Wet soil
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.