Difference between revisions of "Quercus laurifolia"
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Common name: laurel oak | Common name: laurel oak | ||
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
| + | Synonym: ''Quercus obtusa'' (Willdenow) Ashe | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| − | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | + | <!--===Phenology===--> <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> |
| − | ===Seed dispersal=== | + | <!--===Seed dispersal===--> |
| − | ===Seed bank and germination=== | + | <!--===Seed bank and germination===--> |
| − | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | + | <!--===Fire ecology===--> <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> |
===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Quercus laurifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Quercus laurifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | ||
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Colletidae: ''Colletes brimleyi'' | Colletidae: ''Colletes brimleyi'' | ||
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| − | ===Diseases and parasites=== | + | <!--===Diseases and parasites===--> |
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 2 May 2016
| Quercus laurifolia | |
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| Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. laurifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus laurifolia Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Quercus laurifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: laurel oak
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Quercus obtusa (Willdenow) Ashe
Description
A description of Quercus laurifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus laurifolia at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
