OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
Genus: Quercus     Subgenus: Quercus     Section: Quercus (white oaks)    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus similis   FAMILY Fagaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus similis   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Quercus similis

INCLUDED WITHIN -

Quercus stellata

 

COMMON NAME:
Swamp Post Oak, Bottomland Post Oak, Delta Oak


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image of Quercus similis, Swamp Post Oak, Bottomland Post Oak, Delta Oak

Ron Lance    rwl_similis_lvs

September        

Leaves mostly 3-lobed above middle, but variable & not with a uniform shape, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus similis, Swamp Post Oak, Bottomland Post Oak, Delta Oak

Ron Lance    rwl_similis_lvs2

September        

Acorn cup thin, covering 1/3 to 1/2 of nut, which is about 14mm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus similis   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus similis   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus similis

INCLUDED WITHIN -
Quercus stellata

 

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2191

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Hardwood flatwoods and bottomland hardwood forests, especially over calcareous or subcalcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia, South Carolina, & possibly North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, 5-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Staminate calyx 2-8 lobed, pistillate calyx 6-lobed
Petals absent
3-12 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in clustered drooping catkins

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

 

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