Gambel Oak,
Quercus gambelii
 Fagaceae (Beech Family) 

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Photo Details
September 25, 2004 - Guardsman Pass, Wasatch County, Utah  - ©Nicky Davis

Characteristics
Size:  15 to 40 feet tall with irregular shape  Leaves: lobed, size variable  Use: Birds and other wildlife use for a food source and for cover.
  
Gambel Oak is the host plant for larvae of
Colorado Hairstreak - Hypaurotis crysalus
Imperial Moth - Eacles imperialis
Freckled Glassy-Wing - Hemihyalea labecula


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