Black Oak (Quercus velutina) is a large deciduous tree with leaves that are deeply to shallowly lobed with fine hairs on the buds and undersides. They turn yellow-brown to dull red in winter. Male catkins and female spikes appear in spring and are wind pollinated. Acorns are reliably produced every 2-3 years and are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, wild turkeys and small mammals. Black Oak offers cover/habitat as well as nesting sites for a wild variety of native wildlife.
Keystone Value: The genus Quercus (Oak) supports over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a large shrub that can grow 6′ to 8′ tall with a comparable spread. It…
Keystone Value: The genus Quercus (Oak) supports over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
Keystone Value: The genus Quercus (Oak) supports over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
Keystone Value: The genus Quercus (Oak) supports over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
What are Keystone Species? As earth stewards of our amazing planet, we can appreciate the potential importance of all species…
Keystone Value: The genus Quercus (Oak) supports over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) is a shade-loving perennial sedge commonly found in thickets and dry woodland areas. It is typically found in clumps up to 8″ tall and grows in loose colonies. This is a low sedge with soft, delicate, semi-evergreen leaves. It is semi-evergreen in moderately cold winter climates. Flowers bloom in late spring in bunches atop triangular stems which rise up from the foliage. It makes an excellent, soft, low maintenance ground cover for dry shade.
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a large evergreen tree that grows naturally in prairies, oak barrens, old pastures, limestone hills, and along highways. The juniper berries produced by female trees are an important winter food source for birds and small mammals, and the cones on male trees produce a large amount of pollen that attracts butterflies, moths, and other pollinators.
Here’s a native news recap looking back at some of the biggest native plant news stories of the year. A…
Keystone Value: The genus Betula (Birch) supports over 400 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars, providing food for a variety…
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