Quercus hemisphaerica

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Quercus hemisphaerica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. hemisphaerica
Binomial name
Quercus hemisphaerica
W. Bartram
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Natural range of Quercus hemisphaerica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: Q. laurifolia

Variety: none

Description

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

Distribution

Q. hemisphaerica is found in the southeastern United States; specifically, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alalbama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Q. hemisphaerica can be found in sandhills, dry hammocks, sandy soils, and other dry soils habitats. [2]

Commonly found in long-leaf pinelands when the pines have been removed. Q. hemisphaerica is a woody species that can overtake a pine community is circumstances allow it. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.