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Revision as of 10:48, 18 November 2016
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| Photo by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Tracheophyta- Vascular plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus laevis Walter | |
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| Natural range of Quercus laevis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Turkey oak
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Quercus catesbaei Michaux
Description
A description of Quercus laevis is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Quercus laevis is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia. [1]
Seed dispersal
This species disperses by gravity. [2]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
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.
- ↑ 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 Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
