Quercus oglethorpensis
Quercus oglethorpensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
Species: | Q. oglethorpensis
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Binomial name | |
Quercus oglethorpensis | |
Natural range of Quercus oglethorpensis |
Quercus oglethorpensis (also called Oglethorpe oak) is a species of plant in the beech family. It is endemic to the United States. It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered.[2] The county, in turn, is named for James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia Colony in the 18th century.[3]
Description[]
Quercus oglethorpensis is a tree growing to approximately 25 meters (83 feet) in height, with a diameter at breast height of about 80 cm (31 inches). Bark is white or pale gray. Leaves are narrowly elliptical, up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, usually flat rather than cupped, usually with no lobes.[4][5]
Mature tree
In cultivation
Distribution[]
Quercus oglethorpensis is endemic to the southeastern United States, found only in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.[1][2][4][6]
Diseases[]
This species is commonly affected by chestnut blight.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus oglethorpensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30956A2798949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T30956A2798949.en.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Brown, Claud L.; L. Katherine Kirkman (1990). Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-88192-148-3.
- ^ New Georgia Encyclopedia
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. pp. 250. ISBN 0-8203-1469-2.
- ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus oglethorpensis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 3. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Quercus oglethorpensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
External links[]
- Patrick; Allison & Krakow (1995). "Quercus oglethorpensis Duncan" (PDF). Protected Plants of Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- "PLANTS Profile for Quercus oglethorpensis (Oglethorpe oak)". USDA PLANTS database. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Quercus
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Trees of the Southeastern United States
- Plants described in 1940
- Endangered flora of the United States