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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. Huckleberry Oak

species 3,204 observations

Huckleberry Oak

Quercus vacciniifolia

Status
native
Keystone
314 caterpillar species raised on Quercus shrubs
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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157 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Propertius Duskywing, Arizona Sister, Golden Hairstreak, Decodes montanus 83
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp, Heteroecus flavens, Disholandricus reniformis, Disholandricus lasius 40
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it California Scrub-Jay, Ruffed Grouse, Western Gray Squirrel, Sandhill Crane 25
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Flying Saucer Lady Beetle, White-spotted Sawyer, California Sister, Mourning Cloak 9

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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