Top native white oaks
19 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
384
hosts
98
food
135
flowers
47
shelter
5
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White Oak
Quercus alba
keystone
caterpillars
383
hosts
104
food
163
flowers
49
shelter
6
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Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
keystone
caterpillars
378
hosts
92
food
115
flowers
51
shelter
2
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Post Oak
Quercus stellata
keystone
caterpillars
349
hosts
92
food
131
flowers
28
shelter
4
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Bastard Oak
Quercus sinuata
keystone
caterpillars
310
hosts
82
food
97
flowers
28
shelter
1
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Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
keystone
caterpillars
268
hosts
62
food
80
flowers
27
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Mexican White Oak
Quercus polymorpha
keystone
caterpillars
260
hosts
66
food
75
flowers
21
shelter
1
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Oglethorpe Oak
Quercus oglethorpensis
keystone
caterpillars
258
hosts
66
food
79
flowers
25
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Lacey Oak
Quercus laceyi
keystone
caterpillars
206
hosts
61
food
69
flowers
19
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Gray Oak
Quercus grisea
keystone
caterpillars
190
hosts
40
food
60
flowers
14
shelter
1
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Sandpaper Oak
Quercus vaseyana
keystone
caterpillars
182
hosts
51
food
64
flowers
18
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Sonoran Scrub Oak
Quercus turbinella
keystone
caterpillars
148
hosts
59
food
52
flowers
13
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Havard Oak
Quercus havardii
keystone
caterpillars
145
hosts
29
food
50
flowers
10
shelter
2
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Oregon Oak
Quercus garryana
keystone
caterpillars
125
hosts
51
food
40
flowers
11
shelter
2
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Arizona White Oak
Quercus arizonica
keystone
caterpillars
104
hosts
27
food
37
flowers
7
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Blue Oak
Quercus douglasii
keystone
caterpillars
87
hosts
56
food
45
flowers
12
shelter
2
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Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
keystone
caterpillars
83
hosts
51
food
41
flowers
25
shelter
6
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Nuttall's Scrub Oak
Quercus dumosa
keystone
caterpillars
77
hosts
40
food
29
flowers
7
shelter
3
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Engelmann Oak
Quercus engelmannii
keystone
caterpillars
70
hosts
41
food
30
flowers
8