Quercus margarettae

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Common name: sand post oak [1]

Quercus margarettae
Quercus margarettae 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. margarettae
Binomial name
Quercus margarettae
Ashe
QUER MARG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Quercus margarettae from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Q. margaretta, orthographic variant; Q. margarettiae W.W. Ashe ex Small, orthographic variant; Q. stellata var. margaretta (W.W. Ashe ex Small) Sargent, orthographic variant]

Varieties: none

Description

Q. margarettae is a perennial shrub/tree of the Fagaceae family native to North America. [2]

Distribution

Q. margarettae is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to Virginia. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

Q. margarettae proliferates in sandhills, typically in slightly loamy or clayey soils, not usual in the deepest and most xeric sands. [1]

Phenology

Q. margarettae flowers March-June. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUMA13
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18