California Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia Née

Beech family

Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
100.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Yellow, Green
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

More Images