Quercus incana
| Quercus incana | |
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| Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Tracheophyta- Vascular plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. incana |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus incana W. Bartram | |
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| Natural range of Quercus incana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Bluejack oak
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Quercus cinerea Michaux; Q. humilis Wlater
Description
A description of Quercus incana is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Quercus incana is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia.[1]
Phenology
It has been observed flowering in March and April.[2]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by gravity. [3]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Quercus incana Photo by Kevin Robertson
References and notes
- ↑ Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
- ↑ 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: 13 DEC 2016
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
