Also called rock chestnut oak and Quercus montana.  One of the white oaks.

Native to central and eastern 🇺🇸 USA.

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database) Genus used as host by caterpillars of 452 species
of 🦋 butterflies and moths, in some areas.

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