California Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia Née - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on California Live Oak: Acrocercops insulariella, Adelpha bredowii, Adelpha bredowii californica, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila, Argyrotaenia citrana, Argyrotaenia francisana, Bucculatrix albertiella, Caloptilia agrifoliella, Caloptilia diversilobiella, Caloptilia reticulata, Cameraria agrifoliella, Cameraria anomala, Cameraria wislezeniella, Catocala aholibah, Chimoptesis chrysopyla, Chionodes acrina, Chionodes chrysopyla, Chionodes occidentella, Chionodes raspyon, Chionodes vanduzeei, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coptodisca powellella, Cosmia calami, Decodes fragariana, Dyseriocrania auricyanea, Epinotia emarginana, Eriocraniella aurosparsella, Eriocraniella xanthocara, Erynnis propertius, Erynnis propertius propertius, Erynnis tristis, Erynnis tristis tristis, Gloveria medusa medusa, Hemihyalea edwardsii, Hemileuca nevadensis, Henricus umbrabasanus, Hydriomena albifasciata, Hydriomena nubilofasciata, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica "Mendocino-Trinity", Malacosoma californica ambisimilis, Malacosoma californica california, Malacosoma constricta austrinum, Malacosoma constricta constricta, Mesogona subcuprea, Nemoria glaucomarginaria, Neurobathra bohartiella, Orgyia vetusta, Orthosia pacifica, Phryganidia californica, Phyllonorycter antiochella, Phyllonorycter inusitatella, Phyllonorycter sandraella, Pseudexentera habrosana, Pseudoglaea olivata, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Recurvaria glinax, Stigmella variella, Stilbosis dulcedo, Synanthedon resplendens, Telphusa sedulitella, Tischeria discreta, Trachycera caliginella, Vespina quercivora, Xenolechia staspa, Ypsolopha cervella

Native Range

  • USA:  California
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.