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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
  6. Beech Family
  7. Oaks
  8. North America Intermediate Oaks
  9. Island Oak

species 693 observations

Island Oak

Quercus tomentella

Status
native
Keystone
566 caterpillar species raised on Quercus trees
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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134 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Carpenterworm Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Western Tent Caterpillar Moth 64
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it California Gall Wasp, Beaked Twig Gall Wasp, Spined Turban Gall Wasp, Crystalline Gall Wasp 37
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it California Scrub-Jay, Western Gray Squirrel, Sandhill Crane, Acorn Woodpecker 26
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors California Sister, Mourning Cloak, Pileated Woodpecker, Western Yellowjacket 7

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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