species 4,869 observations
Overcup Oak
Quercus lyrata
Field notes
Supports All
562
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Oak Webworm Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
336
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Anthaxia quercata, Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp, Spurred Metallic Wood-borer, Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
88
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eratoneura carmini, Erythridula volucris, Eratoneura mirifica, Ruffed Grouse
108
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus, Ophiderma definitum
28
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Brasema rhadinosa, Wasp
2
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
- Water use
- High
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.