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. durandii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The oak species generally known in the United States as “Durand oak” has been subject to multiple and discordant interpretations of its morphological, taxonomical, and nomenclatural significance. Its nomenclature is a particularly contentious issue and deserves a detailed explanation.... Read more in Revisiting the Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Problems of the Quercus sinuata Complex.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus sinuata var. sinuata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus sinuata var. sinuata
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-011:
Quercus durandii FAMILY Fagaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus durandii
COMMON NAME:
Durand Oak
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus durandii var. durandii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus sinuata var. sinuata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Quercus sinuata var. sinuata
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-011:
Quercus durandii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus durandii
2583
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: calcareous bluffs, glades, prairies, ravines, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p423
- Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003) p094
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p194
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p293
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p276
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p280
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