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''Q. virginiana'' is locally common to abundant in maritime forests and maritime scrub on barrier
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islands, more rarely inland (though regularly on the mainland from se. NC south, and extending substantially inland from s. SC
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south), sometimes in dry, fire-maintained habitats. <ref name= "Weakley 2015">  Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref>
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''Q. virginiana'' flowers in March, April, October, and November. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/] Date Accessed: 5/29/18 </ref>
 
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Revision as of 07:25, 29 May 2018

Quercus virginiana
Quercus virginiana SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. virginiana
Binomial name
Quercus virginiana
Mill.
QUER VIRG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Quercus virginiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Q. sempervirens Walter

Varieties: none

Description

Q. virginiana is a perennial tree of the Fagaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

Q. virginiana is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Virginia. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Q. virginiana is locally common to abundant in maritime forests and maritime scrub on barrier islands, more rarely inland (though regularly on the mainland from se. NC south, and extending substantially inland from s. SC south), sometimes in dry, fire-maintained habitats. [2]

Phenology

Q. virginiana flowers in March, April, October, and November. [3]

Fire ecology

Q. virginiana is not fire resistant and has low fire tolerance. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUVI
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/29/18