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| image_caption = Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, [http://www.forestryimages.org Bugwood.org]
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
 
| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

Revision as of 10:18, 10 August 2016

Quercus laurifolia
Quer Laur.jpg
Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. laurifolia
Binomial name
Quercus laurifolia
Michx.
Quer laur dist.jpg
Natural range of Quercus laurifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: laurel oak

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Quercus obtusa (Willdenow) Ashe

Description

A description of Quercus laurifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus laurifolia at Archbold Biological Station: [1]

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.