species 7,379 observations
Swamp Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Field notes
Supports All
540
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Horace's Duskywing, Oak Hairstreak, Tephra Tussock Moth, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
316
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Macrodiplosis niveipila, Oak Wheat Gall, Oak Leaf Gall Midge, Callirhytis quercusgemmaria
89
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Gray Squirrel, Ophiderma definitum, Wild Turkey, Florida Scrub-Jay
101
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Colletes brimleyi, Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus
31
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
American Carrion Beetle, Eastern Red Bat, Wasp
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
- Well drained Moist Wet
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Plant type
- Tree
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.