Bear Oak

Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.

Beech family

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

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Anisota senatoria, Antaeotricha decorosella, Cameraria bethunella, Cameraria castaeaneella, Cameraria ulmella, Catocala amica, Catocala coccinata, Catocala herodias gerhardi, Catocala lineella, Cicinnus melsheimeri, Dryocampa rubicunda, Epinotia timidella, Erynnis brizo, Erynnis horatius, Erynnis juvenalis, Euclea delphinii, Fixsenia ontario, Hemileuca grotei grotei, Hemileuca maia maia, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma tigris, Paranthrene simulans, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter fitchella, Pococera asperatella, Satyrium edwardsii, Synanthedon decipiens

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.

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