species 18,631 observations
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Field notes
Supports All
579
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Coastal Barrens Buck Moth, Banded Hairstreak, Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Spiny Oakworm Moth
332
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Mastogenius subcyaneus, Succulent Oak Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus floridensis, Polystepha symmetrica
95
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ophiderma evelyna, Telamona monticola, Oak Treehopper, Camel Treehopper
127
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Toadlike Bolas Spider, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri
22
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eastern Red Bat, Wasp, Eupelmus
3
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Poor soil
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.