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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''Q. chapmanii'' has occurred in a scrub thicket between dunes and a sound; sand pine scrubs; island sand ridges; sand barrens; high pine scrubs; ravines along creeks; scrub oak-wiregrass sand ridges; evergreen oak scrubs; live oak hammocks; sand pine/mixed oak scrub; coastal scrubs; dune scrubs; pine flatwoods; pine-scrub oak-palmetto communities; and oak-hickory-magnolia coastal hammocks. It has been observed in disturbed habitats such as along roadsides, a sandhill scrub next to powerlines, and a stand of cleared longleaf pine that is now a thick stand of mixed oaks. Soil types include white sand, loamy sand and sandy loam. Associated species include ''Quercus myrtifolia, Q. incana, Q. laevis, Q. geminata, Q. hemisphaerica, Q. laurifolia, Q. nigra, Q. minima, Ilex glabra, Serenoa repens, Sabal minor, Pinus clausa, Carya'', and ''Vitis rotundifolia.''<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Tom Barnes, L.J. Brass, Michael Brooks, James R. Burkhaulter, Andre F. Clewell, W.M. Cross, William B. Fox, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hanson, R.D. Houk, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, J.B. Nelson, Ann M. Redmond, W.D. Reese, Grady W. Reinert , H.F.L Rock, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Levy, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy</ref>
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''Q. chapmanii'' has occurred in a scrub thicket between dunes and a sound; sand pine scrubs; island sand ridges; sand barrens; high pine scrubs; ravines along creeks; scrub oak-wiregrass sand ridges; evergreen oak scrubs; live oak hammocks; sand pine/mixed oak scrub; coastal scrubs; dune scrubs; pine flatwoods; pine-scrub oak-palmetto communities; and oak-hickory-magnolia coastal hammocks. It has been observed in disturbed habitats such as along roadsides, a sandhill scrub next to powerlines, and a stand of cleared longleaf pine that is now a thick stand of mixed oaks. Soil types include white sand, loamy sand and sandy loam.<ref name="fsu"/> This species does not tolerate long term flooding by salt or brackish water, however, it has a high drought tolerance.<ref name="regional">[[http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Querchap]]Regional Conservation. Accessed: March 7, 2016</ref>
  
This species does not tolerate long term flooding by salt or brackish water, however, it has a high drought tolerance.<ref name="regional">[[http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Querchap]]Regional Conservation. Accessed: March 7, 2016</ref>
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Associated species include ''Quercus myrtifolia, Q. incana, Q. laevis, Q. geminata, Q. hemisphaerica, Q. laurifolia, Q. nigra, Q. minima, Ilex glabra, Serenoa repens, Sabal minor, Pinus clausa, Carya'', and ''Vitis rotundifolia.''<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Tom Barnes, L.J. Brass, Michael Brooks, James R. Burkhaulter, Andre F. Clewell, W.M. Cross, William B. Fox, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hanson, R.D. Houk, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, J.B. Nelson, Ann M. Redmond, W.D. Reese, Grady W. Reinert , H.F.L Rock, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Levy, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy</ref>
  
 
''Quercus chapmanii'' is an indicator species for the Xeric Flathills community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).<ref>Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.</ref>
 
''Quercus chapmanii'' is an indicator species for the Xeric Flathills community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).<ref>Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.</ref>
  
 
===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/ -->
''Q. chapmanii'' flowers March through July and fruits March through December.<ref name="fsu"/>
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''Q. chapmanii'' flowers March through July<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 19 MAY 2021</ref> and fruits March through December.<ref name="fsu"/>
  
 
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Quercus chapmanii'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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''Quercus chapmanii'' has been observed to host leafhoppers from the Cicadellidae family such as ''Eratoneura parva'' and planthoppers from the Flatidae family such as ''Metcalfa pruinosa''.<ref>Discoverlife.org [https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Bidens+albaDiscoverlife.org|Discoverlife.org]</ref> Various Hymenoptera species were observed visiting flowers of ''Quercus chapmanii'' at the Archbold Biological Station. These include ground-nesting bees from the Andrenidae family such as ''Andrena dimorpha'', bees from the Apidae family such as ''Apis mellifera'', plasterer bees from the Colletidae family such as ''Colletes brimleyi'', and sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica'' and ''Lasioglossum miniatulus''.<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>  
  
Andrenidae:  ''Andrena dimorpha''
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===Herbivory and toxicology===<!--Common herbivores, granivory, insect hosting, poisonous chemicals, allelopathy, etc-->
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The acorns of ''Q. chapmanii'' provide food to birds and large mammals.<ref name="uf"/> This species is also a larval host for Horace's duskywing, Juvenal's duskywing, and red-banded hairstreak butterflies.<ref name="regional"/>
  
Apidae:  ''Apis mellifera''
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
Colletidae:  ''Colletes brimleyi''
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==Cultural use==
 
 
Halictidae:  ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum miniatulus''
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
Acorns provide food to birds and large mammals.<ref name="uf"/> This species is also a larval host for Horace's duskywing, Juvenal's duskywing, and red-banded hairstreak butterflies.<ref name="regional"/>
 
 
 
==Conservation and management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
 
''Quercus'' species contain tannin, which is an active chemical in most medicine derived from oaks, that prevents viruses, infections and tumors.<ref name="uf"/>
 
''Quercus'' species contain tannin, which is an active chemical in most medicine derived from oaks, that prevents viruses, infections and tumors.<ref name="uf"/>
  

Latest revision as of 09:36, 15 July 2022

Quercus chapmanii
Quer chap.jpg
Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. chapmanii
Binomial name
Quercus chapmanii
Sarg.
Quer chap dist.jpg
Natural range of Quercus chapmanii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Chapman's oak, Chapman oak

Taxonomic notes

Quercus is formed from two Celtic words: quer (beautiful) cuez (tree). Chapmanii is named after A.W. Chapman (1809-1899) a physician and botanist.[1]

Description

A description of Quercus chapmanii is provided in The Flora of North America. Q. chapmanii is a member of the white oak group which can be classified as having alternative, rounded leaves and a smooth inner acorn shell.[2]

Distribution

Q. chapmanii is found in xeric scrubs and scrubby flatwoods in Florida, coastal Alabama, Georgia, and the southern portion of South Carolina.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, Q. chapmanii has occurred in a scrub thicket between dunes and a sound; sand pine scrubs; island sand ridges; sand barrens; high pine scrubs; ravines along creeks; scrub oak-wiregrass sand ridges; evergreen oak scrubs; live oak hammocks; sand pine/mixed oak scrub; coastal scrubs; dune scrubs; pine flatwoods; pine-scrub oak-palmetto communities; and oak-hickory-magnolia coastal hammocks. It has been observed in disturbed habitats such as along roadsides, a sandhill scrub next to powerlines, and a stand of cleared longleaf pine that is now a thick stand of mixed oaks. Soil types include white sand, loamy sand and sandy loam.[3] This species does not tolerate long term flooding by salt or brackish water, however, it has a high drought tolerance.[4]

Associated species include Quercus myrtifolia, Q. incana, Q. laevis, Q. geminata, Q. hemisphaerica, Q. laurifolia, Q. nigra, Q. minima, Ilex glabra, Serenoa repens, Sabal minor, Pinus clausa, Carya, and Vitis rotundifolia.[3]

Quercus chapmanii is an indicator species for the Xeric Flathills community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).[5]

Phenology

Q. chapmanii flowers March through July[6] and fruits March through December.[3]

Seed dispersal

Acorns are dispersed by wind and gravity.[4]

Pollination

Quercus chapmanii has been observed to host leafhoppers from the Cicadellidae family such as Eratoneura parva and planthoppers from the Flatidae family such as Metcalfa pruinosa.[7] Various Hymenoptera species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus chapmanii at the Archbold Biological Station. These include ground-nesting bees from the Andrenidae family such as Andrena dimorpha, bees from the Apidae family such as Apis mellifera, plasterer bees from the Colletidae family such as Colletes brimleyi, and sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica and Lasioglossum miniatulus.[8]

Herbivory and toxicology

The acorns of Q. chapmanii provide food to birds and large mammals.[1] This species is also a larval host for Horace's duskywing, Juvenal's duskywing, and red-banded hairstreak butterflies.[4]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Quercus species contain tannin, which is an active chemical in most medicine derived from oaks, that prevents viruses, infections and tumors.[1]

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Tom Barnes, L.J. Brass, Michael Brooks, James R. Burkhaulter, Andre F. Clewell, W.M. Cross, William B. Fox, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hanson, R.D. Houk, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, J.B. Nelson, Ann M. Redmond, W.D. Reese, Grady W. Reinert , H.F.L Rock, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Levy, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [[1]] University of Florida Extension. Accessed: March 7, 2016
  2. [[2]] University of Florida Extension. Accessed: March 7, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Tom Barnes, L.J. Brass, Michael Brooks, James R. Burkhaulter, Andre F. Clewell, W.M. Cross, William B. Fox, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hanson, R.D. Houk, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, J.B. Nelson, Ann M. Redmond, W.D. Reese, Grady W. Reinert , H.F.L Rock, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Levy, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 [[3]]Regional Conservation. Accessed: March 7, 2016
  5. Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.
  6. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 19 MAY 2021
  7. Discoverlife.org [4]
  8. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.