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Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima
Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willd. var. maritima (Michx.) C.H. Mull.
Darlington Oak, Darlington's Oak, Laurel Oak
Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonym(s): Quercus maritima
USDA Symbol: QUHEM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: 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 , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SCNative 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. maritima in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR