species 775 observations
Palmer's Oak
Quercus palmeri
Field notes
Quercus palmeri is a species of oak known by the common name Palmer oak, or Palmer's oak. It is native to California (as far north as populations just south and east of the San Francisco Bay), Baja California, Southern Nevada, and in Arizona through the transition zone to the eastern Mogollon Rim, where it grows in canyons, mountain slopes, washes, and other dry habitats.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Carpenterworm Moth, Polyphemus Moth
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Andricus burnetti, Disholandricus chrysolepidis, Heteroecus fragilis, California Gall Wasp
52
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Telamonanthe rileyi, California Scrub-Jay, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey
40
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
California Sister, Mourning Cloak, Pileated Woodpecker, Western Yellowjacket
9
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eupelmus
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.