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It has been observed flowering in February and March.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ 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</ref>
 
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This species disperses by gravity. <ref>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 Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.</ref>   
 
This species disperses by gravity. <ref>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 Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.</ref>   

Revision as of 10:11, 13 December 2016

Quercus nigra
Quer nigr.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. nigra
Binomial name
Quercus nigra
L.
Quer nigr dist.jpg
Natural range of Quercus nigra from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Water oak

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Quercus nigra var. heterophylla (Aiton) W.W. Ashe; Q. aquatica Walter

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Phenology

It has been observed flowering in February and March.[1]

Seed dispersal

This species disperses by gravity. [2]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus nigra at Archbold Biological Station: [3]

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 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
  2. 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 Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
  3. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.