Scrub oak
Quercus inopina
Fagaceae


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Acorn.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Larval host plant for Horace's dusky wing (Erynnis horactius), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) butterflies. The acorns are utilized by squirrels.
Horticultural Notes:
Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
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