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  8. Dumosae
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species 26,465 observations

Oregon Oak

Quercus garryana

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

Field notes

Supports All

229 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Propertius Duskywing, Hemlock Looper Moth, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, American Lappet Moth 125
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it California Gall Wasp, Jumping Gall Wasp, Clustered Gall Wasp, Burnettweldia washingtonensis 51
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Californian Woolly Oak Aphid, Aceria trichophila, Oak Lace Bug, Empoa gillettei 40
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown Creeper, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Western Fairy Lady Beetle, Telamona vestita 11
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Ptenothrix maculosa, Eupelmus 2

Children

  • Shin Oak
  • Oregon White Oak

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Dry Moist
Water use
Low
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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