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Quercus hemisphaerica var. hemisphaerica

Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willd. var. hemisphaerica

Darlington Oak, Darlington's Oak, Laurel Oak

Fagaceae (Beech family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: QUHEH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous , Evergreen
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 110 feet tall.
Leaf: Leaves evergreen or tardily deciduous.
Fruit: Acorns biennial, broadly ovoid to hemispheric. Cup saucer-shaped to bowl-shaped, rarely turbinate, covering 1/4-1/3 nut.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Moderately dry sandy soils, scrub sandhills, stream banks, occasionally on hillsides and ravines.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Quercus hemisphaerica var. hemisphaerica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Quercus hemisphaerica var. hemisphaerica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus hemisphaerica var. hemisphaerica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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