OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus durandii var. breviloba   FAMILY Fagaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Quercus sinuata var. breviloba

 

COMMON NAME:
Bigelow Oak


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image of Quercus durandii var. breviloba, Bigelow Oak

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_321a

        

image of Quercus durandii var. breviloba, Bigelow Oak

Ron Lance    rwl_sinuatabreviloba2

September        

Leaf shape variable, from wavy-margined to entire, lobes rounded to acute, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus durandii var. breviloba, Bigelow Oak

Ron Lance    rwl_sinuatabreviloba2b

September        

Acorn cup thin, very shallow, covering 1/4 or less of nut, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus durandii var. breviloba   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba

 

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2192

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: limestone outcrops, rocky areas; calcareous prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native: Western US

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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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