OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
Genus: Quercus     Subgenus: Quercus     Section: Lobatae (red oaks)    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Quercus coccinea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Quercus coccinea var. coccinea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Quercus coccinea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-021:

Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Quercus coccinea

 

COMMON NAME:
Scarlet Oak


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image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_279

        

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_quco2_001_lvd

        

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_quercus_coccinea_4

January        

Bark on upper trunk, light to dark gray with lighter streaks, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25812

May    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_coccinea_9_6_05_1

September        

Bark at base on mature trees dark brown to blackish, often rough & blocky, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_coccinea_9_6_05_11

September        

Acorn cup thick, covering 1/3-1/2 of nut; nut 15-20mm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_coccinea_9_6_05_13

September        

Nut usually with concentric rings at apex, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_coccinea_leaves

September        

Leaf base rounded, truncate, or shortly tapered, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

JK Marlow    s011027_b

October    Greenville County    SC

Lf base truncate, glossy light green above, tufts of axillary tomentum below, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

JK Marlow    jkm181031_5439

November    Greenville County    SC

Leaves shiny-green below, virtually hairless except in vein axils, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

JK Marlow    jkm181031_5443

November    Greenville County    SC

Small tufts of hair in axils of main veins below, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

JK Marlow    s011111_l

November    Greenville County    SC

Leaves deeply 5-9 lobed, sinuses rounded, larger lobes with 3+ bristles, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Quercus coccinea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Quercus coccinea var. coccinea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Quercus coccinea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-021:
Quercus coccinea   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus coccinea

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1183

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Xeric upland forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

map
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, 5-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 2-8 lobed, pistillate calyx 6-lobed
Petals absent
3-12 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in clustered drooping catkins

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

 

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