Quercus minima

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Quercus minima
Quer mini.jpg
Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. minima
Binomial name
Quercus minima
(Sarg.) Small
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Natural range of Quercus minima from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Dwarf live oak, Minimal oak

Taxonomic notes

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Q. minima responds negatively to soil disturbance by roller chopping in Northwest Florida sandhills.[1] It also responds negatively to chopping in South Florida saw palmetto-pinleand communities[2] and to to soil disturbance by disking, bedding, and planting slash pines in North Florida flatwoods.[3]

Phenology

Q. minima has been observed to flower from March to May and in September with peak inflorescence in April.[4]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus minima at Archbold Biological Station: [5]

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Hebb, E.A. (1971). Site Preparation Decreases Game Food Plants in Florida Sandhills. The Journal of Wildlife Management 35(1):155-162.
  2. Moore, W.H. (1974). Effects of Chopping Saw-Plametto-Pineland Threeawn Range in South Florida. Journal of Range Management 27(2):101-104.
  3. Schultz, R.P. and L.P. Wilhite. (1974). Changes in a Flatwoods Site Following Intensive Preparation. Forest Science 20(3):230-237.
  4. 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
  5. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.