species 53,736 observations
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Field notes
Supports All
669
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth, Large Tolype Moth, Fall Cankerworm Moth
384
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp, Jewel Oak Gall Wasp, Oak Rosette Gall Wasp, Druon ignotum
98
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Oak Blister Gall Mite, Telamona spreta, Eratoneura ligata, Telamona westcotti
135
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Lady Beetle, Large Chestnut Weevil, Cyrtolobus maculifrontis, Cyrtolobus griseus
47
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Dystaxia murrayi, Northern Paper Wasp, Eupelmus, Ormyrus
5
Children
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
- Water use
- Medium
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Resists
- Pollution
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.