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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
  6. Beech Family
  7. Oaks
  8. White Oaks
  9. Engelmann Oak

species 3,713 observations

Engelmann Oak

Quercus engelmannii

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

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149 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 70
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Oak Twig Girdler, California Gall Wasp, Crystalline Gall Wasp, Yellow Wig Gall Wasp 41
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Crown Whitefly, Goldspotted Oak Borer, California Scrub-Jay, Western Gray Squirrel 30
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Leafhopper Assassin Bug, California Sister, Mourning Cloak, Pileated Woodpecker 8

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
Moisture
Dry
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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