Emory Oak

Quercus emoryi Torr. - Beech family

Size

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Emory Oak: Antheraea oculea, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io neomexicana, Eacles oslari, Erynnis juvenalis, Gloveria howardii, Hemileuca grotei diana, Hemileuca stonei, Malacosoma constricta, Paranthrene simulans, Stilbosis juvantis

Native Range

USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
MEX: Mexico Northeast, 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.