Texas Live Oak

Quercus fusiformis Small - Beech family

Size

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Texas Live Oak: Erynnis horatius, Erynnis propertius, Hemileuca grotei grotei, Hemileuca maia peigleri, Hemileuca slosseri

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • USA:  Oklahoma, Texas
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.